SOLUTION: The height of a right triangle is 3 feet more than three times the length of its base. Express the area of the triangle as a function of the length of its base, x, in feet.

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Question 913967: The height of a right triangle is 3 feet more than three times the length of its base. Express the area of the triangle as a function of the length of its base, x, in feet.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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base =x
height = 3x+3
A= 1/2 base * h
A= 1/2 * x*(3x+3)
= 3/2*x(x+1)