The base of a triangle is 8cm greater than the height . The area is 24cm^2. The height is what and the base is what?

Answer 1

area=1/2 bh=1/2 (8+h)h
24=1/2 (8h+h^2)
h^2+8h-48=0
(h+12)(h-4)=0
h=4, b=12