document.write( "Question 1054553: The height of a triangle is 6 yards less than the base. The area of the triangle is 260 square yards. Find the length of the base and the height of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"h=b-6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%281%2F2%29bh=260\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29b%28b-6%29=260\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2-6b=520\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2-6b%2B9=520%2B9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28b-3%29%5E2=529\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b-3=0+%2B-+23\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=3+%2B-+23\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Since the base must be positive,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=26\"$ $\"yds\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h=26-6=20\"$ $\"yds\"$
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