Question

a triangular road sign has a height of 8 feet and a base of 16.5 feet. How much larger in ares is this sign than one with a height of 4 feet and a base of 8.25 feet?

Please explain fully and show how you got the answer.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

You know the area of a triangle is A=1/2bh. So, to find how much larger the 2nd triangle is compared to the first, you would first find the area of the first triangle.

Area of 1st triangle:
A=1/2bh
A=1/2(16.5)(8)
A=66 feet

Then find the area of the second triangle:
A=1/2bh
A=1/2(8.25)(4)
A=16.5 feet

You know the two areas, so therefore you would take the difference of these two numbers to come to a total of 49.5 feet.

It would be 49.5 feet larger.

Answer 3

thank you!!!