document.write( "Question 1054152: The height of a triangle is 6 yards greater than the base. The are of the triangle is 216 square yards. Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"h=6%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%281%2F2%29bh=216%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Bbh=432\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%286%2Bb%29=432\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2%2B6b-432=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28b-18%29%28b%2B24%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Only positive values of b make sense,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b-18=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=18\"$ $\"yds\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h=6%2B18\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h=24\"$ $\"yds\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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