document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266071>Question 266071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of triangular sail is 193 square feet, if the base is 16 feet long, what is the height? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a triangle is (1/2)*base*height. Let H be the height. Then we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "193 = (1/2)*16*H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "193 = 8*H\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the above for H. </SPAN>\n" );
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