A triangular plot of land is drawn below. How much would it cost to plant sod in the triangular region if it costs $1.27 per square meter?
image of a triangle whose three sides are marked 102 point 7 m, 42 point 6 m, and 81 point 3 m; the 81 point 3 m side of that triangle forms a second triangle whose sides are dashed line and the vertical side, which is adjacent to the 81 point 3 m side, is labeled 69 point 2 m and the corner opposite the 81 point 3 m side has a box in it
$3745.86
$2199.25
$1473.96
$1871.93

Question

A triangular plot of land is drawn below. How much would it cost to plant sod in the triangular region if it costs $1.27 per square meter?
image of a triangle whose three sides are marked 102 point 7 m, 42 point 6 m, and 81 point 3 m; the 81 point 3 m side of that triangle forms a second triangle whose sides are dashed line and the vertical side, which is adjacent to the 81 point 3 m side, is labeled 69 point 2 m and the corner opposite the 81 point 3 m side has a box in it 
       $3745.86
        $2199.25
        $1473.96
        $1871.93

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

They nearly invite you to form a big right triangle, whose sides and area you can calculate, then subtract the small right triangle also present, whose sides and area you can
calculate, getting the odd shaped triangle area from the difference of the two right triangle areas.