Question

A triangle has an area of 8m^2+12m square units. Which expression represents the base of a triangle?

Answer 1

oh really there is now way of knowing unless you have a picture. they want you to say
\[8m^2+12m=4m(m+3)\]

Answer 2

and area is \[\frac{1}{2}bh\]

Answer 3

so \[\frac{1}{2}bh=4m(m+3)\]
\[bh=8m(m+3)\]

Answer 4

Is there any information what kind of triangle do you have? right triangle? equilateral?

Answer 5

some math teacher made up this problem

Answer 6

like that geometric series one where the first term was \[\sqrt{x}\] and the third term was \[4\sqrt{5}\] and you were supposed to deduce r as if it was possible