Answer:
Explanation:
In all 30-60-90 triangles, the sides are in ratio
, where
is the side opposite to the 30 degree angle and
is the hypotenuse of the triangle.
The rectangle shown forms two 30-60-90 triangles. The side labelled 4 meters is opposite to the 30 degree angle. Therefore, the side on top must be
. Let the length of the top base be
:
The area of a rectangle with length
and width
is given by
. Thus, the area of the rectangle is: