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OpenStudy (anonymous):

2. What is the area of the figure below? figure (1 point)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

90 in^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The first step is to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length sides.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanx!(:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Actually, one thing you could notice is that it is just two triangles...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

And the area of a and b are the same since it is symmetric.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So all you gotta do is find the base and height of those triangles... which is given by the diagonals.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Since \(A_{triangle} = \frac{1}{2} bh\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanx!(:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer is 90^2 in???????

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