Question

you work as an assistant to a carpenter who designed the tabletop below. he tells you that each shape is a right triangle, and each is the same size. you now need to calculate the area of one triangle so that you can begin building the tabletop. what is the area of each triangle in square inches? a. 200 square inches b. 400 square inches c. 570 square inches d. 2,800 square inches e. 5,600 square inches

Explanation:

Step1: Identificar la fórmula del área de un triángulo rectángulo

La fórmula para el área de un triángulo rectángulo es \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times altura\).

Step2: Determinar la base y la altura

Dado que cada triángulo es de las mismas dimensiones y se observa que \(base = 20\) pulgadas y \(altura=20\) pulgadas.

Step3: Calcular el área

Sustituir \(base = 20\) y \(altura = 20\) en la fórmula \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times20\times20\).

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Answer:

A. 200 square inches