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Question

The area of a triangle is 110 in.squared. The base of the triangle measures 2 in. more than twice the height of the triangle. Find the measures of the base and height.

Answer 1

This question offers an excellent opportunity to practice your algebra!

Let x be the height; then base is 2h+2.

And we substitute into the well known formula for area of triangle (area is half of the product of base & height) to get this equation:

110 = ½(x)(2x+2)

 

Then YOU SOLVE this quadratic equation.