document.write( "Question 1083172: The base and height of a triangle total 14 cm and the area is 20 cm2. Find the dimensions of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "b + h = 14,     (1)               (\"The base and height of a triangle total 14 cm\")\r\n" );
document.write( " = 20    (2)             \"(the area is 20 cm2\")\r\n" );
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document.write( "b + h = 14,\r\n" );
document.write( "b*h   = 40.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From this point, you can find the solution mentally and momentarily.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are two sets of solutions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1)  b = 10, h =  4,   and\r\n" );
document.write( "2)  b =  4, h = 10.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Based on the given info, we can only find the base and the height of the triangle.\r
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