Question

10. A basketball court is being painted. Everything shown below will be painted blue. How any square feet will be painted blue?

Answer 1

The answer is "148 ft".

Explanation:

Using formula:

Calculating rectangle area:

`A=lw`

`=15 * 8\\\\=120`

Calculating semicircle area:

`A=(1)/(2) \pi r^2\\\\`

`=(1)/(2) * \pi * 7.5^2\\\\=(1)/(2) * \pi * 56.25\\\\=28.125\ \pi \\\\=28 \ \pi`

Total area:

`=120+28\\\\=148`