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Herman plans to paint a triangular section of his house. The house is 20 feet long. The height of the triangular section is 8 feet. How many square feet of paint will Herman need?

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Question -:

Herman plans to paint a triangular section of his house. The house is 20 feet long. The height of the triangular section is 8 feet. How many square feet of paint will Herman need?

Explanation -:

Given -

  • Base of the house (b = 20 feet)
  • Height of the house (h = 8 feet)

Need to find -

  • Square feet of paint Herman need to paint the triangular section of the house

Solution -

This question is based on Area of a triangle to solve this question we need to calculate the area of the triangular section of the house.

We know,


⍟ \large \ \boxed { \rm{ Area_((triangle)) = (1)/(2) × b × h }}

Where,

  • h stand for height
  • b stand for base

Substituting the value of h = 8 feet and b = 20 feet


\large\sf{ Area_((triangle)) = (1)/(2) × 20 × 8 }


\large\rm{ Area_((triangle)) = \frac{1} { \cancel{2}} × \cancel{20 }× 8 }


\large\rm{Area_((triangle)) = 10 × 8}


\large \red{\underline{\color {red} \boxed{ \sf{Area_((triangle)) = 80 \: {feet}^(2 )} }}}

Hence, Herman need 80 square feet of paint to paint the triangular section of his house


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Additional Information -

Formulas of Area

  • Area of a rectangle = Length × Breadth
  • Area of a square = side × side
  • Area of a circle = π
    {r}^(2)
  • Area of a parallelogram = Base × Height

User Lufc
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Answer:

Explanation:

The question is about area of a triangle

The formula for a triangle's area is

Area = 1/2 h * b

h = 8

b = 20

Solution

Area = 1/2 20 * 8

Area = 80 ft^2

User Twinlakes
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