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1 month ago
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A carpenter is making a backyard deck. In the measurements, he has determined that he needs to make a support triangle with an a

rea 46m2. He knows that the base must be 1 less than 2 times the height. If the base is represented by 2x-1 and height equals x. Find the equation that correctly shows the area of the triangle.

Mathematics
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Svet_ta [12.7K]1 month ago
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base = 3x - 1, height = x, area of triangle = (1/2)bh. Setting the equation, we have 22 = (1/2)(3x-1)(x), leading to 44 = (3x-1)(x) or 44 = 3x^2 - x. Rewriting gives us 0 = 3x^2 - x - 44, which can be factored as 0 = 3x^2 - 12x + 11x - 44. This simplifies to 0 = (3x^2 - 12x) + (11x - 44), resulting in 0 = 3x(x-4) + 11(x-4). Thus, 0 = (x-4)(3x+11), yielding solutions x = {-11/3, 4}. Discarding the negative solution, we find x = 4 m for height. The base is calculated as 3x - 1 = 3(4) - 1 = 11.
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