document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038016>Question 1038016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of a triangle is One inch more than twice its base. The Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 18 inches squared. Find the dimensions (base and height) of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set up and solve using Algebraic Equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I started with and then it became a mess:(<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h= height, b=base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= 1/2 bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18=1/2x(2x+1) multiply both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18=2(2)+1=5 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "is 18 inches squared. Find the dimensions (base and height) of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set up and solve using Algebraic Equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = b*h/2 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b*h = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 2b + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b*(2b+1) = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b^2 + b - 36 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2b+9)*(b-4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignore the negative solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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