document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971635>Question 971635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of a triangle is one-half the length of the base. The area of the triangle is 81 in2. Find the height of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the height is x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the triangle=1/2*base*height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging in the values we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81=1/2*x*2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of the triangle is 9 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base of the triangle is 18 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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