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22 May, 09:10

The height of a triangular flower garden is 6 feet more than the length of the base. If the area of the garden is 8 square feet, find the dimensions of the flower garden.

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  1. 22 May, 09:24
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    From the text you can derive the following equations:

    (1) A = bh/2 = 8

    (2) and h = b+6

    Fill in h in (1):

    b (b+6) / 2 = 8 = > b^2 + 6b = 16 with the quadratic formula or simply trying some values for b you can find b=2, so h=8.
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