Problema Solution
The height of a triangle is 5 meters longer than twice its base. Find the base and height if the area of the triangle is 10 meters. (Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.)
Answer provided by our tutors
The base is x, the height is (2x+5)
So the equation is
x(2x+5)/2 = 10
So
x = 2.15
So the base is 2.15 meter, height is 9.30 meter