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Question 604975: how do you find the answer to this question?
the area of a triangle is 36 square units. the base is twice the height. find the base and the height.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2x*x)/2=36
2x^2=72
x^2=72/2
x^2=36
x=6
2x=12