The area of a triangle is 17.5 square meters. the height of the triangle is 3 meters less than twice its base. the base of the triangle is x meters. complete the equation that represents this description and fill in the values for the base and height of the triangle.

Step-by-step explanation:

The base is defined as x. The height is said to be 3 less than 2x, so is (2x-3).

The formula for the area of a triangle is ...

  A = (1/2)bh

Filling in the given values, we have ...

  17.5 = (1/2)x(2x-3)

  35 = 2x^2 -3x . . . . multiply by 2

  2x^2 -3x -35 = 0 . . . . put in standard form

  (2x +7)(x -5) = 0 . . . . . factor

The base is 5 meters; the height is 2·5-3 = 7 meters.

i leave the calculator work to you.

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