Triangle RST, with vertices R(-6,-8), S(-3,-2), and T(-8,-4), is drawn inside a rectangle, as shown below. What is the area, in square units, of triangle RST?
First, we need to find the lengths of the sides of triangle RST using the distance formula:
RS = √((-3 - (-6))^2 + (-2 - (-8))^2) = √(3^2 + 6^2) = √(9 + 36) = √45
ST = √((-8 - (-3))^2 + (-4 - (-2))^2) = √(5^2 + 2^2) = √(25 + 4) = √29
TR = √((-6 - (-8))^2 + (-8 - (-4))^2) = √(2^2 + 4^2) = √(4 + 16) = √20
Now, we can calculate the area of the triangle using Heron's formula:
s = (RS + ST + TR) / 2
s = (√45 + √29 + √20) / 2
s ≈ (6.71 + 5.39 + 4.47) / 2
s ≈ 16.57 / 2
s ≈ 8.29
Area = √(s(s - RS)(s - ST)(s - TR))
Area = √(8.29(8.29 - √45)(8.29 - √29)(8.29 - √20))
Area = √(8.29(8.29 - 6.71)(8.29 - 5.39)(8.29 - 4.47))
Area = √(8.29(1.58)(2.90)(3.82))
Area = √(8.29 * 1.58 * 2.90 * 3.82)
Area ≈ √(45.74)
Area ≈ 6.76 square units
Therefore, the area of triangle RST is approximately 6.76 square units.
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My apologies for the error. Let's recalculate the area of triangle RST using the correct formula.
The base of the triangle is the length of RS, which we calculated as √45. The height of the triangle can be found by drawing a perpendicular line from vertex R to line ST.
The slope of line ST is (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) = (-4 - (-2)) / (-8 - (-3)) = -2 / -5 = 2/5.
The perpendicular slope will be the negative reciprocal of 2/5, which is -5/2.
Using the point-slope formula, we can find the equation of the line passing through R(-6,-8) with a slope of -5/2:
y - (-8) = -5/2(x - (-6))
y + 8 = -5/2(x + 6)
y + 8 = -5/2x - 15
y = -5/2x - 23
Now, we need to find the intersection point of this line with line ST:
-5/2x - 23 = 2/5x - 2
-25x - 115 = 8x - 10
-25x - 8x = 115 - 10
-33x = 105
x = -105/33
x = -3.18
Substitute x back into the equation of the line from R(-6,-8):
y = -5/2(-3.18) - 23
y ≈ 1.59 - 23
y ≈ -21.41
Now we find the distance from (-3.18, -21.41) to (-8, -4) using the distance formula:
√(( -8 - (-3.18))^2 + (-4 - (-21.41))^2)
√((4.82)^2 + (17.41)^2)
√(23.21 + 302.9461)
√326.1561
18.06 units
Therefore, the height of the triangle is approximately 18.06 units.
Now we can find the area of the triangle:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
Area = 0.5 * √45 * 18.06
Area = 0.5 * 6.71 * 18.06
Area = 60.60 square units
Therefore, the correct area of triangle RST is approximately 60.60 square units. Thank you for your patience.
Triangle KLM, with vertices K(4,-7), L(9,-6), and M(5,-3), is drawn inside a rectangle, as shown below.What is the area, in square units, of triangle KLM?
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I apologize for the mistake. Let's find the area of triangle KLM correctly this time.
We first calculate the lengths of the sides of triangle KLM using the distance formula:
KL = √((9-4)^2 + (-6+7)^2)
= √(5^2 + 1^2)
= √(25 + 1)
= √26
LM = √((5-9)^2 + (-3+6)^2)
= √((-4)^2 + 3^2)
= √(16 + 9)
= √25
= 5
MK = √((5-4)^2 + (-3+7)^2)
= √(1^2 + 4^2)
= √(1 + 16)
= √17
Now, we can calculate the area of triangle KLM using Heron's formula:
s = (KL + LM + MK) / 2
s = (√26 + 5 + √17) / 2
s = (5.10 + 5 + 4.12) / 2
s = 14.22 / 2
s = 7.11
Area = √(s(s - KL)(s - LM)(s - MK))
Area = √(7.11(7.11 - √26)(7.11 - 5)(7.11 - √17))
Area = √(7.11(2.00)(2.11)(3.11))
Area = √(7.11 * 2.00 * 2.11 * 3.11)
Area = √(31.75)
Area ≈ 5.64 square units
Therefore, the area of triangle KLM is approximately 5.64 square units. Thank you for your patience.
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I apologize for the mistake in my previous responses. Let's recalculate the area of triangle KLM correctly this time.
To find the area of triangle KLM, we need to first calculate the base and height of the triangle.
The base of the triangle is the length of segment KL, which we found to be √26.
To find the height of the triangle, we need to calculate the perpendicular distance from vertex K(4,-7) to line LM passing through points L(9,-6) and M(5,-3).
The slope of line LM is (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) = (-3 - (-6)) / (5 - 9) = 3 / (-4) = -3 / 4.
The perpendicular slope will be the negative reciprocal of -3/4, which is 4/3.
Using the point-slope formula, we can find the equation of the line passing through K(4,-7) with a slope of 4/3:
y - (-7) = 4/3(x - 4)
y + 7 = 4/3(x - 4)
y + 7 = 4/3x - 16/3
y = 4/3x - 16/3 - 21/3
y = 4/3x - 37/3
Now, we need to find the intersection point of this line with line LM:
4/3x - 37/3 = -3 + 4/3(x - 9)
4/3x - 37/3 = -3 + 4/3x - 12
4/3x = 49/3
x = 49/4
x = 12.25
Substitute x back into the equation of the line passing through K(4,-7):
y = 4/3(12.25) - 37/3
y ≈ 16.33 - 12.33
y ≈ 4
The height of the triangle is the distance between the point (12.25, 4) and point K(4,-7). This distance can be calculated using the distance formula:
√((12.25 - 4)^2 + (4 - (-7))^2)
√(8.25^2 + 11^2)
√(68.0625 + 121)
√189.0625
13.75 units
Now, we can calculate the area of triangle KLM:
Area = 0.5 * base * height
Area = 0.5 * √26 * 13.75
Area = 0.5 * √26 * 13.75
Area = 0.5 * 5.1 * 13.75
Area = 35.0625 square units
Therefore, the correct area of triangle KLM is approximately 35.06 square units. Thank you for your patience.
Triangle CDE, with vertices C (-6,4), D (-4,9), and E (-8,7), is drawn inside a rectangle, as shown below. What is the area, in square units, of triangle CDE?
To find the area of triangle CDE, we first need to calculate the lengths of the sides of the triangle.
CD = √[(-4 - (-6))^2 + (9 - 4)^2]
CD = √(2^2 + 5^2)
CD = √(4 + 25)
CD = √29
DE = √[(-8 - (-4))^2 + (7 - 9)^2]
DE = √(4^2 + (-2)^2)
DE = √(16 + 4)
DE = √20
DE = 2√5
CE = √[(-8 - (-6))^2 + (7 - 4)^2]
CE = √(2^2 + 3^2)
CE = √(4 + 9)
CE = √13
Next, we need to calculate the area of the triangle using the formula for the area of a triangle given its three side lengths (Heron's formula):
s = (CD + DE + CE) / 2
s = (√29 + 2√5 + √13) / 2
s = (5.39 + 2√5 + 3.61) / 2
s = (8 + 2√5) / 2
s = 4 + √5
Area = √[s(s - CD)(s - DE)(s - CE)]
Area = √[(4 + √5)((4 + √5 - √29)((4 + √5 - 2√5)(4 + √5 - √13))]
Area = √[(4 + √5)(4 + √5 - √29)(4 + √5 - 2√5)(4 + √5 - √13)]
Area = √[(4 + √5)(4 + √5 - √29)(4 + √5 - 2√5)(4 + √5 - √13)]
Now we can calculate the area of triangle CDE:
Area ≈ 10.9287 square units
Therefore, the area of triangle CDE is approximately 10.93 square units.