Question

A triangular sail has a base of 3 feet and a height of 5 1/2 feet. What is the area of the sail?

Answer 1

8.25 feet² → area of the sail

Explanation:

Base (b) = 3 feet

Height (h) = 5 ½ = 11/2

Area of the sail / triangle

= ½ bh

= ½ × 3 × 11/2

= 33/4

= 8.25 feet²

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Answer 2

given:

`base = 3 \: ft`

`heigh = 5 (1)/(2) \: ft`

to find:

the area of the triangle sail.

solution:

`5 (1)/(2) = 5.5`

`a = (hb)/(2)`

`a = (5.5 * 3)/(2)`

`a = 8.25 \: {ft}^(2)`

hence, the area of the triangular sail is 8.25 square feets.