The area of outdoor carpet is, [tex]42-6=36ft^{2}[/tex]
Outdoor carpet area :
To find the area of outdoor carpet , first we have to find area of triangle then subtract area of rectangle from area of rectangle.
Area of triangle is,
[tex]Area=\frac{1}{2}*base*height \\\\Area=\frac{1}{2}*7*12\\ \\Area=42ft^{2}[/tex]
Area of rectangle is,
[tex]Area=3*2=6ft^{2}[/tex]
the area of outdoor carpet is, [tex]42-6=36ft^{2}[/tex]
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Base of the triangle is 7 feet.