document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132035>Question 1132035</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Land in the shape of an isosceles triangle has a base of 130 m. An altitude from one of the legs of the triangle is 120 m. What is the area of the property?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please solve this without using trignometry.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 9840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 9512<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 10 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) 10 200 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let AB be the base, with AD the altitude to side BC; AC = BC  = x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ADB is a right triangle with one leg AD = 120 and hypotenuse AB = 130; that makes leg BD 50.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now triangle ACD is also a right triangle; the hypotenuse AC is x, leg AD is 120, and leg CD is x-50.  Then<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can find the area of the triangle using BC as the base, since AD is the altitude to that base:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer d. </SPAN>\n" );
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