document.write( "Question 1161501: 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 darcon sailcloth costs $10 per square foot, find the cost of a new mainsail. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The area of a right triangle is one-half the product of the measures of the two legs. Given the measure of the hypotenuse and one leg, the area is:\r
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is the measure of the hypotenuse and

is the measure of the given leg.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You will need to multiply the answer by 10 to get the cost answer you need.
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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