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The height of a triangle is 5 more than double the base length. If the height of the triangle is 74mm, what is the base length of the triangle

User Mouhamad Lamaa
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Answer:

height = 5+2xbase

74 = 5+2xbase

subtract 5 from both sides

69 = 2xbase

divide both sides by 2

34.5mm = base length

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