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If the curator walked directly from home to the coffee shop, then to the. museum, and the police want to search the area enclosed by his path, what would the area of that triangle be? Remember, each block is 500 feet.

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Final answer:

The area of the triangle enclosed by the curator's path is 22.5 blocks².

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the triangle enclosed by the path taken by the curator can be calculated using the formula A = 1/2 * base * height, where the base is the distance the curator traveled east (9 blocks) and the height is the distance the curator traveled north (5 blocks).

Using the given information, we have:

A = 1/2 * 9 blocks * 5 blocks = 22.5 blocks2

Therefore, the area of the triangle enclosed by the curator's path is 22.5 blocks2.

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