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The height of a right triangle is 7 inches greater than the length of its base. If the area of the triangle is 15 square inches, find the
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The height of a right triangle is 7 inches greater than the length of its base. If the area of the triangle is 15 square inches, find the base.
Thank you! Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1/2(n)(n+7)=15
n2+7n=30
n2+7n-30=0
(n+10)(n-3)=0
n=-10 or 3
Throwing out the negative answer, we get the base to be 3 inches, and the height to be 10 inches..
