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Answer:
- base: 10 yards
- height: 14 yards
Explanation:
Let b represent the length of the base. Then (b+4) is the height and the area of the triangle is ...
A = 1/2bh
70 = 1/2(b)(b+4)
b² +4b -140 = 0 . . . . . multiply by 2, put in standard form
(b +14)(b -10) = 0 . . . . factor
b = 10 . . . . the positive solution
The base of the triangle is 10 yards; the height is 14 yards.