Answer:
72 sq. mi
Step-by-step explanation:
Breaking this down, we have 2 right triangles with sides of 3, 4, and 5 miles, and 3 rectangles with dimensions 3 x 5, 4 x 5, and 5 x 5 miles. Remember that the area of a triangle is 1/2 x b x h , where b and h are the triangle's base and height. The base and height of the triangles at the bases of the figure are 3 and 4, so each triangle has an area of 1/2 x 3 x 4 = 1/2 x 12 = 6 sq. mi, or 6 + 6 = 12 sq. mi together.
Onto the rectangles, we can find their area by multiplying their length by their width. Since the width of these rectangles is the same for all three - 5 mi - we can make our lives a little easier and just "glue" the lengths together, giving us a longer rectangle with a length of 3 + 4 + 5 = 12 mi. Multiplying the two, we find the area of the rectangles to be 5 x 12 = 60 sq. mi.
Adding this area to the triangle's area gives us a total area of 12 + 60 = 72 sq. mi.
Function tangent of an angle in a right triangle equals
- opposite side / adjacent side
- sine of the angle / cosine of the angle
For this reason, all answers choices are correct except the fourth one, which is the cotangent of angle PAB.
The answer to the question in the photo is 21
