document.write( "Question 1065054: Part of the set for a play is a triangular piece of plywood. The area of the triangle is 20 square feet. The base is 3 feet longer than the height. What is the height of the triangle? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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Triangle area, \"%281%2F2%29%2Ab%2Ah\" for base b and height h.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29%28h%2B3%29h=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2%2B3h=40\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2%2B3h-40=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28h-5%29%28h%2B8%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The choice that makes sense is \"highlight%28h=5%29\".
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