document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17775>Question 17775</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a triangular garden has an area of 154 square feet. its height is 8 feet more than its base. find the measure of the base. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "h=b+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then area becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "154=b(b+8)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "154*2=b(b+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "308=b^2+8b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2+8b-308=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-14)(b+22)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=14,-22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length of base cannot be negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence b=14 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Prabhat </SPAN>\n" );
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