493,723 views
24 votes
24 votes
Help me solve this PLS

Help me solve this PLS-example-1
User Littleironical
by
3.0k points

1 Answer

8 votes
8 votes

Answer:

Ok so what you have to do to is basically apply Pythagoras Theorem

Explanation:

The hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs of a right-angle triangle.


c^2 = a^2 + b ^2

Assuming:

c = 10
\rightarrow hypotenuse

a = 6.84
\rightarrow adjacent leg (base of the triangle)

b = ?
\rightarrow opposite leg (height of triangle)


10^2 = 6.84^2 + b^2


b^2 = 10^2 - 6.84^2


b = √((10)^2-(6.84)^2)


b = 7.295

With that, you can calculate the area of the triangle:


A_(triangle) = (a*b)/(2)


A_(triangle) = (6.84*7.295)/(2)


A_(triangle) = 24.95

And as your polygon has 9 sides, you can assume that you have 9 of this triangles, so the total area would be:


A = 9*24.95


A = 224.55

And rounding this result to the nearest hundreth:


A = 220

User GGO
by
3.0k points