document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386624>Question 386624</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many square yards of fabric are needed to make a triangle team banner base is 6ft and whose height is 6ft </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #273305 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><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=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=273305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This question is very simple if you know what formula to use.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because you are making a banner and need a certain amount of fabric, you are trying to find the area of the triangle that will act as the banner. The formula to find the area of a triangle is below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let A=the area of the triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let h=the hight of the triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b=the base of the triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This formula works because a triangle is always half of a rectangle, and the formula for a rectangle is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we can easily plug in the length of the height and base to find the triangle's area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2A6%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2A6%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2A36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2A36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18ft%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18ft%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18ft%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18ft%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but we need to know the area in square yards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 3 feet per yard, so there are 9 square feet per square yard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, if you divide our answer in square feet by 9, you will get our answer in square yards. 18 divided by 9 is 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 square yards of fabric needed. </SPAN>\n" );
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