Question

The altitude of a triangle is 3 less than twice its base.The area of the triangle is 10m^2.
Find the altitude and base of the triangle.

Answer 1

base ---- x
height ---2x-3

area of triangle = (1/2) base x heigh

(1/2)(x)(2x-3) = 10

carry on

Answer 2

X=4 and x=-5/2