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If the sail is a right triangle (that is, if the angle formed by the base of the sail and the part that runs up the mast is 90 degrees), then the area of the sail is 1/2 times the base times the height.
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A sail has a a spread of canvas as shown in the figurefind the surface area of one side of the sail?
Assuming that a sail is a triangle shape, the area of a triangle can be found by using a simple formula. Half the base or bottom multiplied by the height of the triangle and its tallest point will give surface area.
How does the area of the sail affect how quickly a model boat sails?
how does the area of the sail affect how a model boat sail
How many faces has a triangluar prism?
5 faces
How many faces on a triangluar prism?
it has five faces
What is the area of Sail-les-Bains?
The area of Sail-les-Bains is 21.11 square kilometers.
What is the area of Sail-sous-Couzan?
The area of Sail-sous-Couzan is 7,430,000.0 square meters.
Which sail model will sail faster a round sail or square sail?
square because it has more surface area
Is 25 a prime triangluar square or pentagonal number?
square
What is it called when you make the sail smaller?
"Reefing the sails" reduces the area of sail.
What does Reef those sails mean?
To reef a sail is to reduce the area of sail.
Find the next number after 1 that is a square and a triangluar number?
36
What is a sailing quadrant?
An area to sail in.
