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A triangular sail has an area of x^2 + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
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A triangular sail has an area of x^2 + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
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A triangular sail has an area of x^2 + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
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A triangular sail has an area of x^2 + 5x + 6 square meters and a height of x + 3 meters. Find the length of the sail's base.
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AREA=BASE*HT/2...HENCE
X^2+5X+6=(X+3)BASE/2
X^2+3X+2X+6=(X+3)B/2
X(X+3)+2(X+3)=(X+3)B/2
(X+3)(X+2)=(X+3)B/2
(X+2)=B/2
BASE=2(X+2)=2X+4
