The height of the sail on a boat is 7 feet less than 3 times the length of its base. If the The area of the sail is 68 square feet, find its height and the length of the base.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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step-by-step explanation:

d 600 because 15*10*2=300

300+300=600

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you could deduce the conclusion directly using the facts pertaining to the specific situation.

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