CTP: The height of a triangle is 4 more than its base. If the area of the triangle is 96 square centimeters, find the base and height of this triangle.

Answer 1

area of triangle = 1/2 * height * base

let base = x

then height = x + 4

area is given as 96

plug in values for base, height and area into the area equation and solve for x

use value of x to determine height