document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907973>Question 907973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help, my 6th grade daughter. she lost me on this one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a triangle has a height of 8 units, an area of 84 square units and a perimeter of 48 units. one side has a length of 10 units. determine the lengths of the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you very much!!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550729 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JoelSchwartz><B>JoelSchwartz(130)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JoelSchwartz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=550729\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A=1/2bh area formula for a triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84=4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I solved for the base because it is one of the sides of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter is the sum of all the sides of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=The unknown side of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21+10+x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31+x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=17 </SPAN>\n" );
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