Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Triangles - Exercise - Page 400: 33

Answer

$A=395~m^{2}$ $P=108.7~m$

Work Step by Step

To find the area of a triangle, we use the formula: $A=\frac{bh}{2}$. Thus, we have: $A=\frac{bh}{2}=\frac{(49.7m)(15.9m)}{2}=395.12m^{2}\approx~395~m^2$ To find the perimeter, we add the lengths of all the sides: $P=26.1m+49.7m+32.9m=108.7m$
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