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\n" ); document.write( "The base of a triangle is 4 dm longer than the altitude, and its area is 16 dm^2. Find the lengths of the base and the altitude.
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Let altitude be A
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document.write( "Then base = A + 4
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document.write( "We then get: 
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document.write( " ------ Cross-multiplying 
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document.write( "(A - 4)(A + 8) = 0
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