document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1096792>Question 1096792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sail on a sailboat is shaped like a triangle, with an area of 52 square feet. The height of the sail is 9 feet more than the base of the sail. Find the base and height of the sail  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #711248 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=711248\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let b and b+9 be the base and the height of the sail, respectively. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 b(b+9)=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bē+9b-104=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the quadratic formula, we get a base of the sail as 6.6467', and a height of 15.6467'<BR>\n" );
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