Question

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 24 square meters of material.
what is its height?
remember, a=1/4bh

please give me the answer like how to right it exactly

Answer 1

@iGreen

Answer 2

Area = 1/2 base x height
4 square metres = 1/2 base x height
but height = 2 x base
4 = 1/2 x base x 2 base
4 = base x base
base = square root of 4 = 2 metres
Therefore as height = 2 x base, the height = 4 metres

Answer 3

@iGreen so how exactly would I write that because it is not multiple chice