Question

the height of a triangle is 4x inches and the base is (5x+1) inches. the area of a triangle is 500 square inches. what are the dimensions of the base and height of the triangle?

Answer 1

Area of a Triangle is \[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } L * W\]

You were given 2 variables (different names given, but they are still the two sides. You were also given the area. Plug in what you are given and solve.
\[500 = \frac{ 1 }{ 2 } (4x * (5x+1) )\]

Answer 2

thank you :)