Question

SOMEONE ANSWER PLEASE The trapezoid below is made up of a square and a triangle The total area of the trapezoid

is 575 square meters. The area of the triangle is 32.5 square meters. What is the a length of
side of the square?

Answer 1

Note that:

• Area of trapezoid = Area of triangle + Area of square = 575 m²
• Area of triangle = 32.5 m²
• Area of square = s²

Finding the area of the square:

• 32.5 + Area of square = 575 m²
• => Area of square = 575 - 32.5
• => Area of square = 542.5
• => s² = 542.5
• => s = √542.5 ≈ 23.29

The length of the square is 23.29 meters.

Answer 2

Area of triangle = 32.5 m²

Area of square = s²

• Area of trapezoid = Area of triangle + Area of square = 575 m²

Area of the square:

`32.5 +` Area of square =
`575 m²`

Area of square =
`575 -32.5`

Area of square =
`542.5`

`s² = 542.5`

`s= √(542.5) = 23.29`

The length of the square is
`23.29` meters.