SOLUTION: A sail is in the form of a right triangle that is three times as high as it is wide. The sail is made from 6 square meters of material. What is the height?
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Question 773070: A sail is in the form of a right triangle that is three times as high as it is wide. The sail is made from 6 square meters of material. What is the height?
a=1/2bh Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Width = x
Height = 3x
Area = 1/2 (base * height)
6m^2 = 1/2 (x * 3x)
6m^2 = 1/2 3x^2
Cross multiply.
12m^2 = 3x^2
4m^2 = x^2
x = 2m
Height = 3x
Height = 6m
Hope this helps.
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