SOLUTION: A square and a triangle have the same area. The base of the triangle is 3 ft. more than the side length of the square. The height of the triangle is 1 ft. less than the base of t

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Question 844833: A square and a triangle have the same area. The base of the triangle is 3 ft. more than the side length of the square.
The height of the triangle is 1 ft. less than the base of the triangle. What is the side length of the square? What are the
base and height of the triangle?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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s^2=1/2b*h,
b=3+s,
h=b-1
b = 9, h = 8, s = 6
check
6^2=1/2* 9*8
36=72/2
36=36
ok