James is fencing off a triangular region for his cats to play in. From the first fence post, he walks 13 meters in a straight line and plants the second fence post. From there, James heads in another direction for 5 meters and places the third fence post. If the distance between the first and third fence posts is 9 meters, find the area of the enclosed region. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

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anonymous · Answer

@Projects

projects · Answer

Hmm, I'm not the best with word problems but I'll give it a shot. c:

projects · Answer

Are there any options?

anonymous · Answer

A.
5.2 square meters
B.
16.1 square meters
C.
385.9 square meters
D.
386.9 square meters

anonymous · Answer

It has to be A or B i would think

anonymous · Answer

its B

lol

projects · Answer

Yes, it's B, lol. I was about to solve it out for you but you got it. Good job! :D

projects · Answer

You'd get 16.0682139642214 but as the problem says to round the nearest tenth, so that would give you obviously 16.1. c: