Question

A sail is in the form of a right triangle that is three times as high as it is wide. The snail is made from 6 square meters of material. What is it’s height?

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Please refer the diagram I have attached.

Suppose the base of right triangle sail is b

Suppose the height of right triangle sail is h

It is given that, it is three times higher as it is wide.

$h=3b$

Area of right triangle is A = $\frac{1}{2}*b*h$

$6=\frac{1}{2}*b*h$

Plugging the value of h in terms of b

$6=\frac{1}{2}*b*(3b)$

$b^2=4$

$b=2$

Hence height h = $3*2 = 6$

Hecne the height of sail is 6 meters.  :  Answer

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