Question

The front of the stage, side C, is 50 feet long. A 40-foot rope runs along the side of square B. A 30-foot rope runs along the side of square A. Is the roped off area, triangle ABC, a right triangle? Explain.

Answer 1

Find Base

• √50²-40²
• √30²
• 30ft

Area

• 1/2BH
• 1/2(30)(40)
• 30(20)
• 600ft²

Off course right angle

Answer 2

C=hypotenuse [h]=50 feet

A=[base]=40foot.

B=perpendicular [p]=?

Area =?

we have

By using Pythagoras law

p²+b²=h²

B²=40²=50²

B²=50²-40²

B=√900

B=30feet

we have

Area of triangle =½×A×B=½×30×40=600feet²

the roped off area is 600 square feet.

it is a right angled triangle.