document.write( "Question 123863: A right triangle has a height 8cm more than twice the base. If the area of the triangle is 96cm^2, what are the dimensions of the triangle? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "We need to use the formula for the area of a triangle , and the
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document.write( "Let the short leg be x, and then the longer leg would be 2x + 8.\r
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document.write( "Since a triangle leg with a negative length measure doesn't make much sense,
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document.write( "exclude the negative value.  The short leg measures 8, therefore the long leg
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