Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - Applications with Acute Triangles - Exercises - Page 527: 16

Answer

44.3

Work Step by Step

We first need to solve for the height: $h=5sin70^{\circ} = 4.69$ We also need to find the length of the missing base: $l = 6+ 5cos70^{\circ} + 7cos42^{\circ}=12.91$ Thus, we find the area: $A = (1/2)(b_1+b_2)(h) = (1/2)(12.91 + 6)(4.69) = 44.3$
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