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How many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole?
please need help​

How many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole? please need help-example-1
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Answer:


63\ ft^2

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole, subtract the area of the triangle from the area of the rectangle

so


A=A_2-A_1

we have


A_1=9\ ft^2


A_2=72\ ft^2

substitute the given values


A=72-9=63\ ft^2

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