SOLUTION: The area of a triangle is given by the equation h²+4h= 192, where h is the height of the triangle. What is the height of the triangle? How do you solve this? Step by step please

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Question 383453: The area of a triangle is given by the equation h²+4h= 192, where h is the height of the triangle. What is the height of the triangle? How do you solve this? Step by step please
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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area of a triangle is given by the equation h²+4h= 192,
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-192
h^2+4h-192=192-192
h^2+4h-192=0
h^2+16h-12h-192=0
h(h+160-12(h+16)=0
(h+16)(h-12)=0
h=-16 OR h = 12
Ignore negative
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