SOLUTION: Kai must buy canvas to make a sail for his sailboat. The sail will have the shape of a right triangle. It will be as tall as the mast(the vertical pole) and as wide at the bottom a

Question 676231: Kai must buy canvas to make a sail for his sailboat. The sail will have the shape of a right triangle. It will be as tall as the mast(the vertical pole) and as wide at the bottom as the boom(the horizontal pole). If the mast measure 18 meters and the boom measure 9 meters, about how much canvas does Kai need to buy?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Kai must buy canvas to make a sail for his sailboat. The sail will have the shape of a right triangle. It will be as tall as the mast(the vertical pole) and as wide at the bottom as the boom(the horizontal pole). If the mast measure 18 meters and the boom measure 9 meters, about how much canvas does Kai need to buy?
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Area = (1/2)(base)(height)
Area = (1/2)(9)(18) = 81 sq meters
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cheers,
Stan H.
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