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Pedro is building a playground in the shape of a right triangle. He wants to know the area of the playground to help him decide how much sand to buy. Compose the playground and a matching triangle into a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the​ rectangle? Find the area of the playground. A right triangle has a horizontal base of length 6 yards and a height of 3 and one third yards.

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Answer:

Dimensions of rectangle:

Length =6 yards

Width=3 1/3 yards

Area of right triangle = 10 yd^2

Explanation:

The right triangle has base as 6 yards and height as 3 1/3 of yards.

When we match this triangle with another right triangle to make the rectangle is another right triangle with sides 6 yards and 3 1/3 yards.

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Pedro is building a playground in the shape of a right triangle. He wants to know-example-1
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