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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can u please help me with #38 I HAVE TRIED SO HARD ON IT and still cant get the answer please help:)? http://cbuddman.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/final-review-part-2.pdf

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

first you would need to find the area of the rectangle. Then you would find the area of the triangle with the formula A = 1/2 B H. To find the height you would need to sin rule.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help please:)

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

have you learnt of special triangles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

30 60 90...45 45 90..i learned them

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

if you used the sin rule the length opposite 60 is \[\sqrt{48}\]

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

they want the area of this question right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

if you used the sin rule again you would find the bottom length to be equal to 4.

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

so the area of the triangle is equal to 8 root 3. \[8\sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

HOW U GET THAT?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

ok.. the area of the traingle is 1/2 b h right? 1/2 * 4 * \[\sqrt{48}\] I have gotten this by using right angle trig? sin cos tan?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

1/2 * 4 * \[\sqrt{48}\] = \[\sqrt{192}\] which is simplified to be\[8\sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so now i know that whats next?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

well i got the area of the triangle so all you need now is area of rectangle and add them together

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

and sorry this has nothing to do with special triangles

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

ill complete it for you... (hope you can understand this) the bottom of the rectangle is equal to 6 ( 10-4) the length is \[\sqrt{48}\] so its \[\sqrt{48}\] * 6 which is \[24\sqrt{3}\] so now we add these area together which is \[32\sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

do you understand it if you dont ill explain it again :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i thought the bottom rectangle was 4?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

It says on the diagram the whole length which is the triangle and rectangle is equal to 10. The bottom of the triangle is 4. So the rectangle is 10-4. which is 6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay! THANK U SO MUCH!:)

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

:)

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

if you dont mind giving me a medal :) please do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

HOW CAN I DO THAT?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

click best response lol

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OH lol ok i will wait hold up wat do i add to get 32√3 lol

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

well the area of the triangle and area of rectangle which is 24 root 3 + 8 root 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thank u!! so much:)

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