The height of a triangle is 2 less than 3 times its base. If the area of the triangle is 48cm², determine
the base and height of the triangle.
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Answer:
The base is 12cm and the height is 8cm
Step-by-step explanation:
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0
Answer:
Let the length of the base is
x
,so height will be
x
−
8
so,area of the triangle is
1
2
x
(
x
−
8
)
=
24
or,
x
2
−
8
x
−
48
=
0
or,
x
2
−
12
x
+
4
x
−
48
=
0
or,
x
(
x
−
12
)
+
4
(
x
−
12
)
=
0
or,
(
x
−
12
)
(
x
+
4
)
=
0
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