SOLUTION: how do you find the base of a triangle when the sides are 10 and 4 radical 5 and the height is 8

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Question 284578: how do you find the base of a triangle when the sides are 10 and 4 radical 5 and the height is 8
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The portion of the base on the side of the altitude that is nearest the side that measures 10 is found by:



The other part of the base is:



Once you have the measure of the two parts of the base, add them.

John