Mr. morris is going to save money and replace his sailboat's mainsail himself. he must determine the area of the mainsail in order to buy the correct amount of material. calculate the area of the parallelogram to determine how much material should be purchased. be sure to explain how to decompose this shape into rectangles and triangles. describe their dimensions and show your work.

Mr Morris will require 300 square feet material.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mr Morris can calculate the area of the mainsail which is in the shape of parallelogram by dividing it three parts as shown in the figure attached.

Total area (amount of the material required) = 2×area of one triangle + area of rectangle

Since area of the triangle =

Where height = 15 ft and Base = 4 ft

Now we put these values in the formula

Area of triangle =

Now Area of the rectangle = Length×width

Length of rectangle = 16 ft and width = 15 ft

So area of rectangle = 16×15 = 240 ft²

Now we put the values in the formula of total area of the material

Amount of material required = 2×(30) + 240 = 300 ft²

Answer is Mr Morris will require 300 square feet material for mainsail.

mean, 40.6

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