Question

The picture below shows the location of Tim, Kathy, Joe, and Brenda’s houses near a community hall. The shaded triangle has an area of 1200 square feet. The road connecting Tim and Brenda’s houses is bisected by the road connecting Joe and Kathy’s houses, as shown below. What is the length of the road between Joe and Brenda’s houses?

Answer 1

The smart owl is back!!!!!!

Answer 2

since the height of the triangle is 30 and the base is the distance from Brenda to Joe's house, we can find that distance since we know the area of that triangle... 1200 sqft....
so

1200 = (1/2)(base)(height)
1200 = (1/2)*base*30
1200 = 15 * base

can you take it from here?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

call me DA Panic....

Answer 5

Yes Mr. DA Panic!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

:)

Answer 7

I came out with 80.

Answer 8

that be it.....:)

Answer 9

So the base is 80?

Answer 10

Yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 11

That it:)