SOLUTION: the base of a triangle is six more than its height. If the area of the triangle is 108 square meters, what are the dimensions of the triangle?

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Question 1077646: the base of a triangle is six more than its height. If the area of the triangle is 108 square meters, what are the dimensions of the triangle?
Found 3 solutions by math_helper, MathTherapy, josgarithmetic:
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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+A+=+%281%2F2%29bh+=+%281%2F2%29%286h%29%28h%29+=+3h%5E2+=+108+
++h%5E2+=+108%2F3+=+36+
+h=6 —> +b=6%2A6+=+36
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Ans: The triangle height is 6m, base is 36m.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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the base of a triangle is six more than its height. If the area of the triangle is 108 square meters, what are the dimensions of the triangle?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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base of a triangle is six more than its height.

%281%2F2%29%286%2Bh%29h=108

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6h%2Bh%5E2=216
h%5E2%2B6h-216=0
h=%28-6%2B30%29%2F2
h=12