It is 9 degrees because at 6am the temperature was -12 degrees and at 10am the temperature was -3 degrees.
Check the picture below.
you really have two rectangles, a 6x10 and a 6x5, and surely you know what those areas are, so sum them up, and that's the area of the polygon.
Let
x,y, and z the long sides of the triangle
we know that
x+y+z=170 ft------> equation 1
x/y=25/14----> y=14x/25------> equation 2
y/z=14/12-----> equation 3
x/z=25/12----> z=12x/25------> equation 4
substitute equation 2 and equation 4 in equation 1
x+[14x/25]+[12x/25]=170------> multiply by 25 both sides
25x+14x+12x=4250
51x=4250
x=4250/51
x=250/3
y=14x/25------> y=(250/3)*(14/25)----> y=140/3
z=12y/14-----> (140/3)*12/14----> z=40
Using Heron's formula,
Area of the triangle = √s (s-a) (s-b) (s-c)
where s is the semiperimeter
s=170/2-----> s=85 ft
Area=√85*[85-250/3]*[85-140/3]*[85-40]
Area=9.22*[1.67]*[38.33]*[45]------> Area=26558.21 ft²
the answer is
26558.21 ft²
The perimeter would be:
6+6+10+10
12+20
perimeter= 32
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU! ^_^
