document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187911>Question 1187911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a triangular flag is 42 Square centimeters. It’s altitude is 2 Centimeters longer than twice its base. Find the length of the altitude and the base </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a triangle is found by dividing the product of the altitude and the base by 2, to wit:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A\ =\ \frac{ab}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you know that the altitude is 2 cm longer than twice the base, you can say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a\ =\ 2b\ +\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then since you are given that the area is 42 cm², you can say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 42\ =\ \frac{(2b\,+\,2)b}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ b^2\ +\ b\ -\ 42\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the factorable quadratic for the positive root (a negative number for the measure of the base of a triangle would be absurd).  Then calculate the altitude from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large a\ =\ 2b\ +\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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