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In the figure below, the shaded area is a planar cross-section of the rectangular solid.

What is the approximate surface area, in square feet, of the shaded cross-section?
A 600
B 750
C 850
D 900

. In the figure below, the shaded area is a planar cross-section of the rectangular-example-1

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In the figure, we are given with the shaded area and we are to determine the area of the shaded figure. The equation that would allow us to answer this is,
Area = Length x width

As it can be seen in the figure, the length of the shaded area is 30'. From the front view of the figure, it can be deduced that the width is the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Through the Pythagorean theorem,
x² + x² = w²
Substituting the known values of x,
(20')² + (20')² = w²
The value of w is equal to 20√2 or 28.28 units

From the equation above,
Area = (30')(28.28')
Area = 848.53 ft²

Thus, the answer to this item is letter C. 850.
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