Question

can someone help me with this?the question is a garden is spotted in the Shaded portion below how many square feet were covered with the sod

Answer 1

First, we need to find the area of the unshaded part

The unshaded part is a triangle

`A=(1)/(2)* b* h`
`=(1)/(2)*6*6`
`=18ft^2`

The triangles are 2

Area of the two triangles = 18ft² + 18ft² = 36ft²

We can now proceed to find the total area (area of the rectangle)

`A=l* w`

`=20*9(1)/(4)`
`=20*(37)/(4)`
`=185ft^2`

Area of the shaded part = Total area - area of the unshaded part

= 185ft² - 36ft²

= 149 ft²