Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Review - Modeling with Functions - Problems - Page 240: 7

Answer

$A = 0.25x^2 \sqrt 3$

Work Step by Step

Area of a Triangle = $0.5bh$ (b = base, h = height) Using the 30-60-90 triangle, with x being a hypotenuse, the height will be $0.5x\sqrt 3$ Base = x So $A = 0.5 (x)(0.5x\sqrt 3)$ $A = 0.25x^2 \sqrt 3$
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