document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1075333>Question 1075333</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a triangle exceeds the height by 8 feet.  If the area is 280 square feet, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "28 ft and 20 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve it mentally in 20 seconds if you find two multipliers that gives 560 as the product and differ in 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The multipliers are 28 and 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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