Question

A boat has two sails in the shape of right triangles, labeled A and B in the figure below.

A sailboat with sail A and sail B. Both sails are shaped like triangles.

The three sides of sail A are each half the length of the three sides of sail B. How do the areas of the two sails compare?
The area of sail A is One-half the area of sail B.
The area of sail A is One-fourth the area of sail B.
The area of sail A is One-sixth the area of sail B.
The area of sail A is One-eighth the area of sail B.

Answer 1

i feel like it might be one half because it says that the sides of triangle A is half of the sides on triangle B and it asks what area do these have in common

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Answer 2

The area of sail A is One-fourth the area of sail B.

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