Question

A composite figure is formed by combining a square and a triangle. Its total area is 57.5 ft2. The area of the triangle is 32.5 ft2. What is the length of each side of the square? Complete the explanation. The area of the square is ft2, so each side of the square is ft.

Answer 1

Question:

A composite figure is formed by combining a square and a triangle. Its total area is 31.5 ft2. The area of the triangle is 15.5 ft2. What is the length of each side of the square? Complete the explanation.

Answer:

The area of the square is  16 ft², so each side of the square is  4 ft.

Answer 2

Answer:

Area of square = Composite Area - Area of Triangle

                         =    32.5  - 7.5  = 25

Area of square = 25 square feet.

Formula for area of square = s²

s²  = 25

s = √25

s = 5

Length of each side of square = 5 feet.