SOLUTION: I am a sailor with a head injury, I have a tarp 16 feet by 3 feet can I cut and sew to get a triangle 8 feet by 8feet by 8feet Thank you.

Question 831767: I am a sailor with a head injury, I have a tarp 16 feet by 3 feet can I cut and sew to get a triangle 8 feet by 8feet by 8feet Thank you.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Check the area of both to compare.
The area of the rectangle is
Now check the area of the triangle you're trying to sew.
The area of an equilateral triangle (three equal sides) is,

Since you have 48 and you need 27.7, yes, you can make the triangle.

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