Question

The area of a triangular sail (for a sailboat) is 30 meters squared. If the height of this triangular sail is two less than twice the length of the base, find the dimensions ( height and base ) of the triangular sail.
If the base is b, then

(1/2)bh = 30
(1/2)b(2b-2) = 30
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