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The mainsail of a sailboat is shaped like a right triangle with the dimensions shown. How much material was needed to make the sail?
a. 100 square feet
b. 544 square feet
c. 88 square feet
d. 272 square feet

The mainsail of a sailboat is shaped like a right triangle with the dimensions shown How much material was needed to make the sail a 100 square feet b 544 squar class=

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paulancka
You need to find the area:
A = (b*h)/2 the height is the segment perpendicular to the base.
In this case choose h=34
A = 34 *16 /2 = 272 ft^2
trey1530
The answer is d. 272 square feet

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