area of a triangle !!!

Answer:
so the formula for area of a triangle is 1/2BH, so the base is 10, and to find height you would you Pythagorean theorem. add the imaginary base of 6 to the actual base of 10 to make 16, and let height=H, so [tex]H^2+16^2=17.9^2[/tex], [tex]H^2+256=320.41[/tex], so [tex]H^2=320.41-256[/tex], [tex]H^2=64.41[/tex], [tex]H=\sqrt{64.41}[/tex], therefore [tex]H=8.02558409089[/tex], multiply that by the base of 10, to get 80.2558409089, divide that by 2 to get 40.1279204545 as the area
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
approx 40.2 sq ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Calculate the area of the small dotted line triangle first.
10^2 = 6^2 + x^2
100 = 36 + x^2
64 = x^2
x = 8
8 * 6 / 2
8 * 3
24 feet squared
After you have that calculated, you calculate the entire right triangle.
16^2 + x^2 = 17.9^2
256 + x^2 = 320.41
x^2 = 64.41
x approximately equals 8.03
8.03 * 16 = approx 128.41
Ans / 2 = approx 64.2
Now you can find the triangle you are looking for.
64.2 - 24 = approx 40.2 feet squared