Question 293859: If the base of a triangle is 8x + 16 yards and its height is 1/(x + 2) yards, what is the area of the triangle? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the base of a triangle is 8x + 16 yards and its height is 1/(x + 2) yards, what is the area of the triangle?
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Area of triangle is:
(1/2)bh
where
b is base
h is height
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Plugging in your given values:
(1/2)bh
(1/2)(8x+16)(1/(x+2))
(1/2)8(x+2)(1/(x+2))
(1/2)8
4 square yards
