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Question 5 (Essay Worth 6 points) (06 02Mr. Momnis is going to save money and replace his sailboat's mainsail himself. He must determine the area of the mainsail in order to buy the correct amount of material. Calculate the area of the parallelogram to determine how much material should be purchased. Be sure to explain how to decompose this shape into rectangles and triangles. Describe their dimensions and show your work 20 2 X Source C BI V S *, * • Format 1?​

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Answer: area of triangle = 1/2 base*height = 1/2 * 2 x 10 = 10 ft2 each

then you are left with a rectangle 13 ft x 10 ft = 130 ft^2

130 + 10 + 10 = 150 ft2

Step-by-step explanation: Hope it helps

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