document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99803>Question 99803</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has an area of 72in squared. It has a height of 9 inches, what is the base? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #72657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><B>doukungfoo(195)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=doukungfoo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok the area of a triangle is equal to 1/2 times base times height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given: area is 72 in squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given: height is 9 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug in the given information and solve for base<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72=%289b%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72=%289b%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of the equal sign by 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144=9b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144=9b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "now divide both sides of the eual sign by 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the base is 16 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check answer using the original equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72=%28%2816%29%289%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72=%28%2816%29%289%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72=%28144%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72=%28144%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72=72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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