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The height of a triangle is 8 feet more than its base. What are the height and base of the triangle if its area is 120 square feet? The base of the triangle is The height of the triangle is

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter10: Measurement, Area, And Volume

Section10.1: Triangles

Problem 18E

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