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The base of a triangle is 2inches more than 2 times the height. If the area of the triangle is 12 square inches, find the base and height.

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Answer:

Base: 8. Height: 3.

Explanation:

Let the height be x. Then the base would be 2x+2. The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2*base*height. We know the area, and we know the base and height in terms of x. Now you just solve for x. 1/2*x*(2x+2) = 12. x(2x+2) = 24. You could plug in factors of 24, but I used the quadratic formula to solve this equation. 2x^2 +2x -24 = 0. Plugging in these values into the quadratic formula, we get that x = 3. This means that the height is 3. Since the base is 2x+2 and x is 3, then the base is 8.

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