You are making a dragonfly kite. You want to cover the non-shaded area of the wings with shiny nylon. The dimensions of one pair of wings are shown. Decompose the figure into simple shapes. How many square meters of nylon will you need to cover the non-shaded area of one pair of wings? (1 point) Responses 2.38 square meters 2.38 square meters 3.98 square meters 3.98 square meters 1.99 square meters 1.99 square meters 1.19 square meters
To find the total area of the non-shaded part of the wings, we can decompose the figure into simple shapes - a rectangle and a triangle.
The rectangle has dimensions 2.5m by 1m, so the area is 2.5m * 1m = 2.5 square meters.
The triangle has base 1m and height 1.5m, so the area is 0.5 * 1m * 1.5m = 0.75 square meters.
Therefore, the total area of the non-shaded part of one pair of wings is 2.5 square meters + 0.75 square meters = 3.25 square meters.
The closest answer choice is 3.98 square meters.