Find the value of x when the area of a triangle is 22 in2 and has a base of 3x-1 and height of x.

The formula for the area of a triangle is (1/2) bh = A

when we plug in the numbers, we get (1/2) (3x-1) x = A

using the distributive property we get (1.5x -.5) x = A

Then its 1.5x^2 -.5x = A

then if we factor out 0.5x we get 0.5x (3x-1) = A

then with the zero product property, 0.5x can equal 0 and x would need to equal 0.

if 3x-1 = 0, then 3x = 1 then x = 1/3. so our answer would be 1/3 I'm pretty sure because a length cannot be 0