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The area of a triangle is 12 square meters . The base is 2 meters longer than the height Find the height of the triangle .

Answer 1

Answer:

The height of the triangle is four meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that the area of a triangle is 12 square meters. The base is two meters longer than the height, and we want to determine the height of the triangle.

Recall that the area of a triangle is given by:

$\displaystyle A = \frac{1}{2}bh$

Since the area is 12 square meters:

$\displaystyle 12 = \frac{1}{2}bh$

The base is two meters longer than the height. In other words, we can write that:

$b = h + 2$

Substitute:

$\displaystyle 12=\frac{1}{2}(h+2)h$

Solve for h. Multiply both sides by two:

$24 = (h+2)h$

Distribute:

$h^2+2h=24$

Isolate:

$h^2+2h-24=0$

Factor:

$(h+6)(h-4)=0$

Zero Product Property:

$h + 6 = 0\text{ or } h -4 =0$

Solve for each case:

$h = -6\text{ or } h = 4$

Since the height cannot be negative, we can ignore the first solution.

Thus, the height of the triangle is four meters.