Question

the stained glass below shows bilateral symmetry. The two overlapping squares are congruent. What is the area of the window?

Answer 1

Answer:

  116.82 square inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The overall shape is that of a 10-inch square with four triangles attached. Each of those is an isosceles right triangle with leg lengths of 2.9 inches.

The area of the four triangles is ...

  total triangle area = 4(1/2)(2.9 in)(2.9 in) = 16.82 in²

The area of the 10-inch square is ...

  square area = (10 in)² = 100 in²

Then the total window area is ...

  window area = 16.82 in² +100 in²

  window area = 116.82 in²