SOLUTION: What is the base and height of a triangle if A=28, Base=2x+10, height=x+2

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Question 1042086: What is the base and height of a triangle if A=28, Base=2x+10, height=x+2
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The area of a triangle is given by

So the base multiplied times the height is two times the area. For your triangle:



Solve for , then calculate and

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it