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Question from Troy: The base and the height of a right triangle are represented by the expressions below. base= x+4
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Hi Troy,
The area of a triangle is given by
\[\mbox{ area } = \frac12 \mbox{ base } \times \mbox{ height.}\]
You know that the area i 28 square units so this gives you an equation in $x.$ expand, simplify, and then solve for $x.$
Penny
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