To calculate the area of the black material on the flag, we need the shape and the dimensions of the black material itself.
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Assume the shape of the black material is a rectangle.
The area will be calculated as:

Take for instance;

The area is:


Assume the shape of the black material is a square.
The area will be calculated as:

Take for instance;

The area is:


Assume the shape of the black material is a triangle
The area will be calculated as:

Take for instance;

The area is:


So, in general.
You need to first get the shape of the black segment on the flag, then calculate the area using the appropriate formula.
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Answer:
8 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
the ladder will make a right angle triangle with the house. The hypotenuse of the triangle is the ladder, 20 ft, and the height of the triagnle is 18 ft.
Solve for the base of the right angle triangle using pythagorean's theorem:
c=20, a=18, b=?



round to the nearest foot,
b = 8 ft
4.16 10^8
Hope this helps *smiles*