document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919552>Question 919552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangle is 34 cm^2. If the base of the triangle is increased by 5 cm, the area of the triangle would be 51cm^2. How long is the base of the triangle?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a triangle is:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=34+cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=34+cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..........eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If the base of the triangle is increased by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the area of the triangle would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=51cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"51cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah=51cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah=51cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..........eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long is the base of the triangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the system: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..........eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah=51cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah=51cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..........eq.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "_________________________________________subtract 1 from 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah-%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=51cm%5E2-34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah-%281%2F2%29b%2Ah=51cm%5E2-34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah-b%2Ah%29=17cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28%28b%2B5cm%29%2Ah-b%2Ah%29=17cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28b%2Ah%29%2B5cm%2Ah-cross%28b%2Ah%29=2%2A17cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28b%2Ah%29%2B5cm%2Ah-cross%28b%2Ah%29=2%2A17cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5cm%2Ah=34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5cm%2Ah=34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=34cm%5E2%2F5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=34cm%5E2%2F5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=6.8cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=6.8cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "go to eq.1 and plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6.8cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6.8cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29b%2A6.8cm=34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29b%2A6.8cm=34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..........eq.1.....solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Fcross%282%29%29b%2Across%286.8%293.4cm=34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Fcross%282%29%29b%2Across%286.8%293.4cm=34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2A3.4cm=34cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2A3.4cm=34cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=34cm%5E2%2F3.4cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=34cm%5E2%2F3.4cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=340cm%5E2%2F34cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=340cm%5E2%2F34cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28b=10cm%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28b=10cm%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...the base of the triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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