1.If the height h of a triangle is 3 inches less than the length of the base b, and the area A of the triangle is 19 times the l

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Marat540 [252]

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1.If the height h of a triangle is 3 inches less than the length of the base b, and the area A of the triangle is 19 times the l

ength of the base, find b and h.

Mathematics

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olganol [36] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-02T03:17:24+03:00

olganol [36]4 years ago

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The area of triangle is equal to 1/2 multiplied by base and height. In this case, height is equal to b - 3 and area is equal to 19 b. thus the equation is
19 b = 0.5 (b-3 ) b b is then equal to 41 units. h is b - 3 equal to 38 units.