SOLUTION: The sail on a sailboat is shaped like a triangle, with an area of 52 square feet. The height of the sail is 9 feet more than the base of the sail. Find the base and height of the s
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Question 1096792: The sail on a sailboat is shaped like a triangle, with an area of 52 square feet. The height of the sail is 9 feet more than the base of the sail. Find the base and height of the sail
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let b and b+9 be the base and the height of the sail, respectively. Then:
1/2 b(b+9)=52
bē+9b-104=0
Using the quadratic formula, we get a base of the sail as 6.6467', and a height of 15.6467'
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