Answer:
x = -48
<em><u>hopefully i helped :)</u></em>
Tan = opp/adj
Tan A = 16/12
Simply state that it is a parallelogram according to the parallelogram theorm. If you need the segments here's an example (A ≈ B and C ≈ D) thats it!
Teachers often all this problem a donut problem because it’s like the donut hole getting cut out of the middle. The way that you solve this is to find the area of the whole yard and subtract the area of the fountain. Since they are rectangles we’re going to use A = LW
Area of yard - Area of fountain
A = (8x)(9x) - (2x)(5x)
A = 72 x^2. - 10 x^2
A 62 x^2
93 11/16 written as a decimal is 93.6875. Rounded it is approximately 93.7
I hope this helps:)