SOLUTION: if the height of a triangle is 1.5 times its base, and the area is 27 feet squared, what is the base's length?

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Question 443062: if the height of a triangle is 1.5 times its base, and the area is 27 feet squared, what is the base's length?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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Recall A+=+expr%281%2F2%29%2Ab%2Ah
We know A+=+27 h+=+1.5b+=+%283%2F2%29b
27+=+%281%2F2%29%283%2F2%29b+%2Ab
27+=+%283%2F4%29b%5E2
%284%2F3%2927+=+b%5E2
36+=+b%5E2
b+=+6
Our base is 6.