a swimming poool measuring 12 m by 10 m is located at the middle of trapezoidal lot with bases 20 m and 25 m and the distance between bases is 15m. how big is the area not covered by the swimming pool?

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anonymous · Answer

Find the area of the swimming pool ( A = lw)

Find the area of the trapezoidal lot. ( (b1 + B2)/2 x h

Area of trapezoid - Area of swmming pool

anonymous · Answer

77.5?

anonymous · Answer

1/2 (b1 + b2) h

anonymous · Answer

A of swimming pool = 120
A of trapezoid = 337.5

337.5 - 120 = 217.5

anonymous · Answer

Yeah so the 1/2 gets distributed to brackets.... BEDMAS! Brackets first!!!!!

anonymous · Answer

ahh ok :))) thanks