SOLUTION: The height of a triangle is 3 cm more than it’s base. Find the height and base if it’s area is 35 cm ^2.

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Question 1133502: The height of a triangle is 3 cm more than it’s base. Find the height and base if it’s area is 35 cm ^2.
Answer by greenestamps(13367) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula is one-half base times height. If one-half base times height is 35, then base times height is 70.

So find two numbers whose product is 70 with one number 3 more than the other.

You could use algebra to set up the problem; but you would probably end up having to do the same thing you need to do without algebra, so the algebra would be a waste of time.