Question

The sailboat has 1large sail and 1 small sail. The large sail is 24 feet tail. The base of the sail is 12 feet long. What is the area of the large sail?

Answer 1

The area of large sail is 144 square feet

Solution:

The measure height of the large sail = 24 feet

The measure of base of the sail = 12 feet

We know that,

The sail of the sailboat is in the form of right angle triangle

The area of triangle is given as:

`Area = (1)/(2) * base * height`

Substituting the values we get,

`Area = (1)/(2) * 12 * 24\\\\Area = 6 * 24\\\\Area = 144\ ft^2`

Thus the area of large sail is 144 square feet