Answer
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Work Step by Step
The length of the strip is $M_1M_2=\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}-\frac{x_1}{2}=\frac{x_1}{2}$
The length of the sail's base is: $x_2$
Hence, the length of the sail's base is twice as long as the length of the strip.
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 9 Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections - 9.1 Apply the Distance and Midpoint Formulas - 9.1 Exercises - Problem Solving - Page 619: 56b
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