miapackard miapackard

04-04-2017
Mathematics

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The height of a triangle is 5 m less than its base. The area of the triangle is 42 m².

What is the length of the base?

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04-04-2017

A=bh/2, h=b-5 so

A=(b/2)(b-5)

A=(b^2-5b)/2 and A=42 so:

(b^2-5b)/2=42

b^2-5b=84

b^2-5b-84=0

b^2-12b+7b-84=0

b(b-12)+7(b-12)=0

(b+7)(b-12)=0 and since b>0

b=12m

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burnettmorgan burnettmorgan

01-04-2020

Answer:

B=12m

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