Add 1/4a to both sides
-4= 8/4a-3
Simplify
-4=2a-3
Add 3 to both sides
-1=2a
Divide both sides by 2
-1/2=a
Final answer: a=-1/2
First, we have to solve the sides of the right triangle by using the Pythagorean theorem: a² + b² = c² where c is the length of the hypotenuse. Then, we can use the legs as length and height of the triangle and find the area by 1/2(base x height).
x² + 60² = 68²
x² + 3600 = 4624
x² = 1024
x = √1024
x = 32 = length of the other side
A = (1/2)(32) (60) = 960 mm²
The area of the actual castle would be 388,800 sq. ft.
We would multiply each of the sides of the scale model both by 180 to find the side lengths of the actual castle.
So...
180 x 4 = 720
180 x 3 = 540
If Area is equal to Length Times Width, all thats left to do is to multiply the two sides together.
720 x 540 = 388,800
Hope this helped! :D
