Question

What is the area of the rectangle? Round to the nearest square inch.

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A.
28 in²

B.
32 in²

C.
34 in²

D.
36 in²

Answer 1

@rebeccaxhawaii

Answer 2

hold on im working it out

Answer 3

It's two triangles. You can solve for one triangle and multiply it by 2. and you will have the answer.

Answer 4

because 4 is a side length and square root of 48 is a side length multiply them together and you have the area its 27.7 which rounded is 28 inches, so A

Answer 5

But everytime I do the math I get 38.
(brb)

Answer 6

bk

Answer 7

first find the length

\(8^2-4^2=64-16=√48\)

\(4√48= 27.7~so ~28 \) would be the nearest square inch

Answer 8

But I need to find the who rectangle so wouldn't I need to multiply it by 2?

Answer 9

whole*

Answer 10

Where do you get 2 from?

Answer 11

Because thats only half on the rectangle

Answer 12

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