Question

The base of a triangle is five feet longer than the height. The area of the triangle is 75 ft^2. Find the height and base of the triangle?

Answer 1

Area=(1/2)*base*height


let the height be x

-----> base = x+5


-----> 75=.5 * (x+5) * x

---> x^2+5x-150 =0


(x-10(x-15)=0
x=10


x=15