SOLUTION: A triangle has a base length of 2x cm and a perpendicular height of (x+3) cm. The area if the triangle is 10cmsquared. Find the distance x

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Question 1110244: A triangle has a base length of 2x cm and a perpendicular height of (x+3) cm.
The area if the triangle is 10cmsquared. Find the distance x
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%281%2F2%29%282x%29%28x%2B3%29=10
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x%28x%2B3%29=10
If you try to look for factorizations for 10, you may find 2 and 5;
OR
2 and (2+3)

OR you could try to solve the quadratic equation.