SOLUTION: The base of a triangular sail is 6m shorter than the height.The area is 20 m^2.Find the base and the height of the sail.
Algebra.Com
Question 927763: The base of a triangular sail is 6m shorter than the height.The area is 20 m^2.Find the base and the height of the sail.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The base of a triangular sail is shorter than the height .
...eq.1
The area is ....eq.2
...substitute for and for
...solve for
....use quadratic formula
solution:we need only positive solution
find base
...eq.1
RELATED QUESTIONS
The base of a triangular sail is 19
m shorter than its height. The area is 145 m... (answered by jorel555)
The base of a triangular sail is 14 m shorter than its height. The area is 88 m squared . (answered by ikleyn)
The base of a triangular sail is 16 m shorter than its height. The area is 130m squared.... (answered by Cromlix)
The base of a triangular sail is 5m shorter than its height. The area is 18m^2. Find the... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
The base of a triangular sail is 15 meters shorter than its height.The area is 92m^2.... (answered by Cromlix)
The base of a triangular sail is 15m shorter than its height.The area is 92m^2. Find the... (answered by sudhanshu_kmr)
the base of a triangular sail is 20m shorter than it's height.
the area is 150m2. find... (answered by unlockmath)
The base of a triangular sail is 14 m shorter than its height. The area is 120 m^2.... (answered by imapoet_2003)
Height of a triangular sail is 2 meters less than twice of the base. If the area of the... (answered by TimothyLamb)