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15 POINTS HURRY HELP!!

A country has a flag that is shaped like a rectangle, with a triangle section in the middle. The area of the triangle is 1/5 the area of the entire flag. What is the length of the shortest side of the triangle?

15 POINTS HURRY HELP!! A country has a flag that is shaped like a rectangle, with-example-1

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Answer:

Area of rectangle: 7 x 5 =35

Area of triangle: 7 x Base/2 = 35/5 = 7

=> Base/2 = 1

=> Base = 1/2

(Base = shortest side)

User Keishawn
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Answer:

2 inches

Explanation:

Area of rectangle: 7 x 5 =35

Area of triangle: 7 x Base/2 = 35/5 = 7

base =2 7 x 2 = 14/2 = 7

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