Homework Help: geometry

Posted by yuku on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:38pm.

the picture at the right shows the garden in roberts yard.it's a triangle with a right angle,and it's lenght is 9ft,width is 15ft,and height is 12 ft,he wants 2 cover the garden with plastic bc of a sudden drop in temperature.how many square yards of plastic does he need?

geometry - Ms. Sue, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:42pm
To find this area, you should have the length of the base and the length of the height. Your problem isn't clear about which of the measurements is the base.
geometry - yuku, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:43pm
like how i did it,i got 15ft multiply it with 12 ft wit 9 ft and got 1620 den i divide it by 3 and got 540.so is 540 the answer
geometry - Ms. Sue, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:48pm
Assuming the base is 9 feet, then use this formula:

A = 1/2 * b * h

A = 1/2 * 9 * 12
A = 1/2 * 108
A = 54 square feet
geometry - yuku, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:50pm
so 1620 is the answer
geometry - yuku, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:54pm
Ms. sue were did u get
1/2 from?
geometry - Ms. Sue, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:57pm
Study this site carefully.

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area_triangle.html
geometry - yuku, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8:05pm
thx

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