Problema Solution
A triangle sail has a base of 5 meters and a height of 10 meters. If canvas costs $18 a square meter, find the cost of canvas to make the sail?
Answer provided by our tutors
first we will find the are of the canvas:
A = (1/2)5*10
A = 25 m^2
canvas costs $18 a square meter this means that the 25 m^2 will cost:
25*18 = $450.