document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238955>Question 238955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The mainsail of a Lightning sailboat is a right triangle in which the hypotenuse is called the leech. If a 24ft tall mainsail has a leech length of 26 ft and if Dacron sailcloth costs $10 per square foot, find the cost of a new mainsail. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b = base of triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 + 24^2 = 26^<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 + 576 = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 10 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a triangle is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (1/2)(10)(24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (5)(24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 120 sq ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 * 120 = $1200<BR>\n" );
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