Question

august is buying a new triangular sail for his boat with the dimensions shown below. what is the area, in square feet, of the sail? image of a right triangle with base 16 feet and height 19 feet square feet

Explanation:

Step1: Recall triangle area formula

The area of a right - triangle is given by the formula $A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height$. In this problem, the base of the triangular sail is 16 feet and the height is 19 feet.

Step2: Substitute values into the formula

Substitute $base = 16$ and $height=19$ into the formula $A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height$. So we have $A=\frac{1}{2}\times16\times19$. First, calculate $\frac{1}{2}\times16 = 8$. Then, multiply 8 by 19: $8\times19 = 152$.

Answer:

152