document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1407>Question 1407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Model each problem with a quadratic equation. Then Solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a triangular sail on a sailboat is 300ft squared. The ratioof the base of the sail to its height is 2:3. Find the dimensions of the sail. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " since base : = 2:3, so base = 2x/3,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Area = 1/2* base * height = 1/2* (2x/3) * x = x^2/3 = 300,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " so x^2 = 900, x = 30 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and base = 2/3* 30 = 20 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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