Question

The area of Pennsylvania is approximately 44817 mi2 (true fact). If Pennsylvania were reshaped into a triangle, which of the following could be the dimensions of PA's new shape?
Base: 213 mi

Height: 210.4 mi

Base: 448.17 mi

Height: 100 mi

Base: 426 mi

Height: 210.4 mi

Base: 212 mi

Height: 212 mi

Answer 1

hint:

A = (b*h)/2


A = area of triangle
b = base of triangle
h = height of triangle

Answer 2

Hint: does reshaping a figure of a given area modify the area of the figure?
Does sitting (carefully) on a water balloon modify the volume of the water in the balloon?

Answer 3

base=x
height=y
\[\frac{ xy }{ 2 }=44817\]
xy=89634
you are searching for 2 numbers that when multiplied equal to 89634

Answer 4

thanks but wen I did it it didn't give me the exact answer

Answer 5

it gives me 44815.2

Answer 6

the third one is the closest to 89634

Answer 7

thanks so it c