SOLUTION: Area of a triangle is given by the formula A=1/2bh. The area of the triangle is 63 square units. Find it's base and height. The base is 2x+10 and the height is x+3.

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Question 1093085: Area of a triangle is given by the formula A=1/2bh. The area of the triangle is 63 square units. Find it's base and height. The base is 2x+10 and the height is x+3.
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Area of a triangle is given by the formula A=1/2bh.
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Actually, it' b*h/2, not 1/(2bh).
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The area of the triangle is 63 square units. Find it's [sic] base and height. The base is 2x+10 and the height is x+3.
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it's = it is
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(2x+10)*(x=3)/2 = 63
Solve for x.
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