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Item 18 A triangular sail has a base of 4 feet and a height of 10 feet. What is the area of a sail with double the base and double the height?

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Answer:


80{ft}^(2)


a \: = (1)/(2) b * h \\ a = (1)/(2) * 8 * 20 \\ a= (1)/(2) * 160 \\ a = 80

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