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Find the area of the triangle

Find the area of the triangle-example-1
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Answer:

12 yd²

Explanation:

The formula for area from base and height is ...

A = 1/2bh

Filling in the numbers from the figure, we have ...

A = 1/2·(8 yd)(3 yd) = 12 yd²

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The given side lengths can be used to compute the height and the area. On the basis of the 9 yd side lengths, the height is √65 = 8.062 yd, and the area is 4√65 ≈ 32.249 yd².

Given the base length and height, the side lengths should be 5 yd, not 9 yd.

In short, the geometry shown is impossible.

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