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A sail is in the form of a right triangle that is four times as high as it is wide the sail is made from 8 square meters of materia

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Area = height * width / 2
Area = 4x * x / 2
8 = 4x * x /2
8 = 2x^2
x^2 = 4
x = 2 (width)

height = 4 * 2 =8

Area = 8 * 2 / 2 = 8

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