Question

Find the area of the triangle. Round the answer to the nearest tenth. A. 4.4 square units B. 5.2 square units C. 6.8 square units D. 8.8 square units

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 4.4 units²

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a Triangle: A = 1/2bh

sin∅ = opposite/hypotenuse

cos∅ = adjacent/hypotenuse

Step 1: Draw the altitude down the center of the triangle

- We should get a perpendicular bisector that creates 90° ∠ and JM = KM

- We should also see that we use sin∅ to find the h height of the triangle and that we use cos∅ to find length of JM to find b base of the triangle

Step 2: Find h

sin70° = h/3.7

3.7sin70° = h

h = 3.47686

Step 3: Find b

cos70° = JM/3.7

3.7cos70° = JM

JM = 1.26547

Step 4: Find entire length base JK

JM + KM = JK

JM = KM (Definition of Perpendicular bisector)

2(JM) = JK

2(1.26547) = 2.53095

b = 2.53095

Step 5: Find area

A = 1/2(3.47686)(2.53095)

A = 4.39988

A ≈ 4.4