document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=341236>Question 341236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sail on a sailboat is in the shape of a triangle. if the height of the sail is 5 times the length of base and the area is 160 square feet, find the dimensions of the sail.\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 #244332 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=244332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a triangle is A=b*h/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that the height is 5 times the length of the base:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 5b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You also know that the Area is 160 square feet. Put all this info together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=b*h/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 = b*5b / 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 = 5b^2 / 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "320 = 5b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 = b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this means the base is 8 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height is 5 times the base, so it is 40 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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