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document.write( "The height of a triangle is 4 m more than twice the length of the base. The area of the triangle is 35 m^2. Find the height of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let length of the base = x m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height = 2x+4 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area =35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of triangle = 1/2 * x * (2x+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 35= 1/2 * x * (2x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = 2x^2 +4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2+4x-70 =0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+2x-35=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+7)(x-5)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-7, or x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "omit negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "base = 5m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height ===>2x+4 ===>14 m </SPAN>\n" );
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