The area of a triangle is 16 more than the base. If the height is 6, what is the length of the base?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-09T20:45:06

The length of the base is 8

Let the base length be #" "B#

Let the area be #" "A#

Let the height be #" "H=6#

Known: #A=1/2BxxH #

But #" "A=16+B" and "H=6#

#=> 16+B=1/2Bxx6#

#16+B=3B#

#2B=16#

#B=8#