Question

A sail is in the form of a right triangle that is four times as high as it is wide.The sail is made from 32 square meters of material.

Answer 1

4 meters wide, 16 meters high

Answer 2

What is the question?

Answer 3

Does it ask for the height?

Answer 4

Yes, It asks for the height.

Answer 5

A is the area. H is the height, B is the base. Got it?

Answer 6

A = 1/2 * B *H
H=4B

Answer 7

5x/2=32
5x=64
x=12.8 (width)
4x=51.2 (length)

Answer 8

So, substitute 4B for H in the first equation to get A = 1/2 * B * 4B or A = 2 * B^2

Answer 9

You following?

Answer 10

Yeah, I got it. Thanks.

Answer 11

You're welcome.

Answer 12

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