a sail is in the form of a right triangle that is 3 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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misty1212 · Answer

HI!!

misty1212 · Answer

we need a variable for the width. what do you want to call it?

anonymous · Answer

Area of a Triangle = 1/2 * bh
The base can be x and the height 3x
So, 6 = 1/2 * x(3x)
6 = 1/2 * 3x^2
12 = 3x^2
4 = x^2
x = 2

anonymous · Answer

i usually use x

misty1212 · Answer

ok then, but @sunnyshores pretty much gave you the complete answer using $x$ as the width, so your answer is above

anonymous · Answer

thanks for helping