Question

The area of a triangle is 6 square feet. The base is 3 times its height. What is the base of the triangle?

Answer 1

The base of the triangle is 2. 

Answer 2

Area=1/2 bh
6=1/2bh
12=bh
height is x, base 3x

12=3x^2
x^2=4

x=2
height = 2 feet

base = 3*2 = 6 feet