Problema Solution
a lot is in the shape of a triangle is 4 times its height. the area is 18 m squared. what is the height of the triangle?
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Let 'x' represent the height of the lot, then '4x' represents the base of the lot. ...ok, we also assume that all units are in meters. The area is height times base but divided by 1/2 since the lot is a triangle:
18=(1/2)x*4x
x={3,-3}
So we take the positive value of '3' meters as the height of the lot.