a sail is in the form of a right triangle that is three times as high as it is wide the sail is made from 6 square meters of material. what is his height

Question

what is the answer to this problem

Answer 1

For any triangle (including right triangles), the area is given by:

 

(b * h)/2.

 

Now, h = 3b

 

So, knowing the area is 6m²:

 

(b * 3b)/2 = 6

 

3b²/2 = 6

 

3b² = 12

 

b² = 36

 

b = 6ft  (6 is the square root of 36)

 

Finally, h = 3 * 6 = 18ft