Find the missing measurement round your answer to the nearest tenth

height= 3.4 ft
bottom ? ft
Area= 14 ft^2
9.6 ft
9.7 ft
8.6 ft
8 ft

1 answer

To find the missing measurement (the bottom length) given the height and area of the shape, we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle:

\[ \text{Area} = \text{height} \times \text{base} \]

In this case, the area is given as 14 square feet, and the height is 3.4 feet. We can rearrange the formula to solve for the base (bottom length):

\[ \text{base} = \frac{\text{Area}}{\text{height}} \]

Substituting the known values:

\[ \text{base} = \frac{14 , \text{ft}^2}{3.4 , \text{ft}} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{base} = 4.11764705882 , \text{ft} \]

Rounding to the nearest tenth:

\[ \text{base} \approx 4.1 , \text{ft} \]

Therefore, the missing measurement (the bottom) is approximately 4.1 ft.