SOLUTION: A racing Sailboat has a triangular Sail. Find the base and the altitude of the triangular sail if the area is 52 sq feet and the altitude is 5 feet longer than the base.
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Question 982002: A racing Sailboat has a triangular Sail. Find the base and the altitude of the triangular sail if the area is 52 sq feet and the altitude is 5 feet longer than the base. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let base be x
altitude = x+5
Area of sail = 1/2 * base * height
52 = 1/2 *x* (x+5)
104 =x(x+5)
(x-8)(x+13)=0
x= 8 OR -13
The base is 8 and Altitude is 13 feet
