document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069100>Question 1069100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a traingle exceeds the height by 4 feet. If the area is 58.5 square feet, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The base exceeds the height (h) by 4 feet: h + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the triangle is 58.5 square feet. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of triangle = (b x h) / 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58.5 square feet = ((h + 4)(h))/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for h <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28h%2B4%29%28h%29%29%2F2+=+58.5+square+feet ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28h%2B4%29%28h%29%29%2F2+=+58.5+square+feet\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28h%5E2+%2B+4h%29+%2F+2+=+58.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28h%5E2+%2B+4h%29+%2F+2+=+58.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28%28h%5E2+%2B+4h%29+%2F+2%29+=+2%2858.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28%28h%5E2+%2B+4h%29+%2F+2%29+=+2%2858.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2h%5E2+%2B+8h+=+117 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2h%5E2+%2B+8h+=+117\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2h%5E2+%2B+8h+-+117+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2h%5E2+%2B+8h+-+117+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+5+sqrt%285%2F2%29+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+5+sqrt%285%2F2%29+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So base = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+%2B+%285+sqrt%285%2F2%29+-+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+%2B+%285+sqrt%285%2F2%29+-+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and height = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+sqrt%285%2F2%29+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+sqrt%285%2F2%29+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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