document.write( "Question 134090: PLEASE HELP ME! THIS IS DUE TOMARROW! PLEASE HELP\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A triangle has a height of 4 inches more than two times its base and the area of the triangle is 168 find the base
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Algebra.Com's Answer #98052 by solver91311(24713)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The area of a triangle is the base times the height divided by 2. But your height is 4 inches more than 2 times the base, so the area of your triangle must be \"%28b%282b%2B4%29%29%2F2=168\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2b%5E2%2B4b-336=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2%2B2b-168\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28b-12%29%28b%2B14%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=12\" or \"b=-14\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Exclude the negative root because we are looking for a positive measure of length.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2812%2824%2B4%29%29%2F2=%2812%2A14%29=168\"
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