Question

HELP WITH TRIG!!

Triangle:
Base = h+2
Height = b-2
Area = (1/2)bh

Answer 1

I need to find the area but this equation my professor set up is weird

Answer 2

looks like you are just suppose to replace b with (h+2)
and h with (b-2)

Answer 3

\[52=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }(b+4)*(b-2)\]

Answer 4

i dont know how this equation came about.. it was done by my professor

Answer 5

was there a typeo?

Answer 6

I'm not quite sure

Answer 7

can you check my work

Answer 8

hold up let me type it

Answer 9

I don't even know where the 52 comes from

Answer 10

oh 52 is the given area

Answer 11

hold up first i want to type out the question

Answer 12

The base of the triangle is 2 cm more than the height. If the base is increased by 4 cm while the height remains the same, the new area is 56 cm^2
a)Find base and height of the original triangle
b)find the area of the original triangle