document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146170>Question 1146170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of a triangle is 2 ft less than the base x. The area is 40 ft squared.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (1/2)bh<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height is 2 feet less than the base, so<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = x-2<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume is 40:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28x%29%28x-2%29+=+40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28x%29%28x-2%29+=+40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-2%29+=+80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-2%29+=+80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's a quadratic equation; solve it by your favorite method.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If an algebraic solution is not required, a very little bit of mental arithmetic should allow you to find two numbers that differ by 2 and whose product is 80. </SPAN>\n" );
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