SOLUTION: how do you find the base and height of a triangle if the area is 338 and the hieght is 4 times the base?

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Question 310727: how do you find the base and height of a triangle if the area is 338 and the hieght is 4 times the base?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, JBarnum:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how do you find the base and height of a triangle if the area is 338 and the height is 4 times the base?
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Area = (1/2)bh
338 = (1/2)x(4x)
676 = 4x^2
x^2 = 169
x = 13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=338
A=(1/2)bh
h=4b
338=%281%2F2%29%2Ab%2A4b
338=%281%2F2%29%2A4b%5E2
338=2b%5E2
169=b%5E2
13=b
h=4b
h=52