SOLUTION: The base of the triangle is 6 more inches than a certain unknown quanity. the height of that triangle is one more inch than that same quanity. the area of the triangle is 18in^2 .
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Question 736078: The base of the triangle is 6 more inches than a certain unknown quanity. the height of that triangle is one more inch than that same quanity. the area of the triangle is 18in^2 . Determine the base and height of triangle . Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The area of a triangle is the product of the base and the height divided by 2. So
FOIL the two binomials, collect like terms in the LHS setting the RHS to zero, and solve the resulting quadratic equation for . Discard the extraneous negative root. Then calculate and
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
