Homework Help: geometry

Posted by kim on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 9:24pm.

A flower bed in the corner of your yard is in shape of a right triangle. The perpendicular sides of the bed measure 6 feet 8 inches and 8 feet 4 inches. Calculate the area of the flower bed.

geometry - Ms. Sue, Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 10:24pm
A = bh/2

A = (6.667 * 8.333)/2

A = 27.778 square feet

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