Question

what is the area, in square feet, of the shape below?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for the area of a triangle

The formula for the area of a triangle is \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height\).

Step2: Identify the base and height

Here, the base \(b = 8\) ft and the height \(h=7.9\) ft.

Step3: Substitute the values into the formula

Substitute \(b = 8\) and \(h = 7.9\) into \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times b\times h\). So \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times8\times7.9\).
First, calculate \(8\times7.9 = 63.2\). Then, \(\frac{1}{2}\times63.2=31.6\).

Answer:

\(31.6\) square feet