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Juli2301 [7.4K]
3 years ago
15

Suppose the base and height of a triangle sum to 18 cm, and the area of the triangle is 36 square cm. if the base is larger than

the height, what are the dimensions (base and height) of the triangle
Mathematics
1 answer:
pentagon [3]3 years ago
7 0
<span>15-h)*h=40
15h-h^2=40
h^2-15h+40=0
solve for h by quadratic formula:

a=1, b=-15, c=20
ans:
h=3.47 or 11.53 cm (height)
b=15-h=11.53 or 3.47 cm (base)</span>
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