I have attached a diagram of the triangle described.
We can use any of the trigonometric functions to find angle x. Remember, SOH CAH TOA. And since we're finding the angle, we'll need to use an inverse trigonometric function. For this problem, I'll be using the sine function.
sin(x) = 84 / 85
x = sin^-1(84/85)
x = 81.2026 degrees (feel free to round to however many places you need)
Hope this helps!! :)
Answer:
280 ft squared
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the area of the nonshaded portion, we can find the area of the entire floor and then subtract the shaded area.
The total area is that of a rectangle: 30 * 15 = 450 ft squared.
Now, the shaded region is made up of a rectangle and a triangle.
- The rectangle has length 8 and width 10, so its area is 10 * 8 = 80 ft squared.
- The triangle has base 12 and height 15, so using the area of a triangle formula: (where b is the base and h is the height) = (12 * 15)/2 = 180/2 = 90 ft squared.
- The total shaded region is: 80 + 90 = 170 ft squared
Subtract 110 from 450: 450 - 170 = 280 ft squared.
Thus, the answer is 280 ft squared.
Hope this helps!