the height of a triangle

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S2= 256
+d= 32
d=16.
vess diagend 1 Jragonal a
17. Find the height of a triangle with an area of 108 mm2 if its base is 6 mm longer than
its height.
18. Find the apothem of a regular polygon whose area is 100 m² if its apothem measures
one-eighth of its perimeter.
re to show that the length of the
Transcribed Image Text:S2= 256 +d= 32 d=16. vess diagend 1 Jragonal a 17. Find the height of a triangle with an area of 108 mm2 if its base is 6 mm longer than its height. 18. Find the apothem of a regular polygon whose area is 100 m² if its apothem measures one-eighth of its perimeter. re to show that the length of the
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Let 'b' and 'h' be the length of base and height of the triangle.

The area of the triangle is given as 108 mm2,

A=12·b·h108=bh2bh=216           1

It is given that the base is 6mm longer than the height,

b=h+6

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