document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331764>Question 331764</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 24-ft 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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237815 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=237815\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> height  24-ft <BR>\n" );
document.write( "leech length  26 ft <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$10 per square foot, find <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "base b^2 = 26^2-24^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=sqrt 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of right triangle = 1/2 * base * height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1/2 * 10*24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area = 120 square ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cost $ 10 / sq. ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 sq. ft cost = $1200 </SPAN>\n" );
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