Answer:
Height of the pennant is 30 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that:
Area of pennant = 180 sq inches
Base of pennant = z inches
Height of pennant = (2z + 6) inches
Also, it is a triangular pennant and area of a triangle can be given as:
[tex]A = \dfrac{1}{2} \times Base\times Height[/tex]
Putting the values in above formula:
[tex]180 = \dfrac{1}{2} \times z \times (2z+6)\\\Rightarrow 360 = 2z^{2} + 6z\\\Rightarrow 180 = z^{2} + 3z\\\Rightarrow z^{2} + 3z -180 = 0\\\Rightarrow z^{2} + 15z -12z -180 = 0\\\Rightarrow z(z + 15) -12(z+15) = 0\\\Rightarrow (z + 15) (z-12) = 0\\\Rightarrow z = 12\ or\ z=-15[/tex]
Value of z can not be negative, so value of Base, z = 12 inches.
Height is given as 2z + 6 so, height = 2[tex]\times[/tex]12 +6 = 30 inches
