Question

A surveyor locating the corners of a four-sided piece of property started walked 200 feet in a direction N80°E to reach the next corner. He turned and walked in North 160 ft to the next corner of the property. He then turn and walk through West to go to the fourth corner of the property. Finally he walked in the direction S15°E to get back to the starting point what is the area of the property in square feet?

Answer 1

In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data

four-sided property :

1 . 200 feet in a direction N80°E

2. North 160 ft

3. walk through West

4 . S15°E

area of the property = ?

Step 02:

Graph