Question

Marcie wants to enclose her yard with the fence. Her yard is in the shape of a rectangle attached to a triangle. The formula for the area of the enclosed space is a equals LW +0.5bh. Solve for b.

Answer 1

if rectangle and triangle are attached ....so
area of rectangle will be L×W
and area of triangle will be .5 × b×h

as we know both are attached then base would be equal to width
..so b=W !!!