SOLUTION: Area of a sail. The area in square meters for a triangular sail is given by A(x)=x^2 +5x+6.
a) Find A(5).
b) If the height of the sail is x+3 meters, then what is the length of t
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-> SOLUTION: Area of a sail. The area in square meters for a triangular sail is given by A(x)=x^2 +5x+6.
a) Find A(5).
b) If the height of the sail is x+3 meters, then what is the length of t
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Question 196365: Area of a sail. The area in square meters for a triangular sail is given by A(x)=x^2 +5x+6.
a) Find A(5).
b) If the height of the sail is x+3 meters, then what is the length of the base of the sail?
Thank you.Angel Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area of a sail. The area in square meters for a triangular sail is given by A(x)=x^2 +5x+6
a) Find A(5).
Simply plug 5 into the equation and solve:
A(5)=5^2 +5(5)+6
A(5)=25 + 25 + 6
A(5)= 56 square meters
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b) If the height of the sail is x+3 meters, then what is the length of the base of the sail?
Since it is triangular, we know the area is:
(1/2)bh
where
b is base
h is height
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Area from formula:
x^2 +5x+6
Area from definition of area of a triangle:
(1/2)b(x+3)
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Set them equal to each other:
x^2 +5x+6 = (1/2)b(x+3)
(x+3)(x+2) = (1/2)b(x+3)
(x+2) = (1/2)b
2(x+2) = b
2x+4 = b
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So, length of the base of the sail is 2x+4 meters
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