SOLUTION: The base of a triangle exceeds the height by 8 cm. If the area is 304.5 square cm, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
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Question 924947: The base of a triangle exceeds the height by 8 cm. If the area is 304.5 square cm, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The base of a triangle exceeds the height by 8 cm. If the area is 304.5 square cm, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
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Height = h
base = h+8
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Area = (1/2)base*height
304.5 = (1/2)(h+8)h
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609 = h^2 + 8h
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h^2 + 8h - 609 = 0
h = 21 cm (height)
h+8 = 29 cm (base)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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