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Allison is painting sails for a model ship. Each sail is a triangle and has the same perimeter. Which sail has the greatest area?

User Cmwright
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Well, it depends on who has the bigger base. The perimeter is the same so try to salve for the area. Which in this case you will have to divide base and height.

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It depends on which one has the greatest base and height (not hypotenuse), for area is determined by the base & height (1/2bh)

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