the base of a triangle is 6 inches more than its height. if the area of the triangle is 36 square inches, find the base and height of the triangle.

Question

about the area of an equation 

 

Answer 1

Easy, if you think about it:

h = height, so base is h+6

Area = ½•base•height

36 = ½•(h+6)h

72 = h(h+6)

 

I let you distribute on the right side, then subtract 72 from each side, and then solve the equation either by factoring (we hope) or using the quadratic formula.