gcse maths question

zenith10 · 12 Jun 2006 at 14:28

i had my maths gcse paper 2 today and it was the calculator one
this question come up and im just wondering if im right?

area = 10
am i right in thinking that x = 2
because area of a rectangle = height x width and area of triangle is half base x height?

zenith10 · 12 Jun 2006 at 14:34

it just said work out x?

zenith10 · 12 Jun 2006 at 15:35

i dont think ive left anything out ill have a think about it

zenith10 · 12 Jun 2006 at 17:50

thats what i missed out lol
that the area = 10
sorry so im sure x = 2

zenith10 · 12 Jun 2006 at 18:57

lol wish i looked at it properly now. will still get marks for showing my working anyway because i knew what i was doing but ended with the wrong answer