A square piece of cheese covers 10 square inches of a plate. What is the approximate length of one side of the piece of cheese?
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Answer:
- 8 square units
Step-by-step explanation:
Split the polygon into 3 triangles as pictured below
<u>They have base and height:</u>
- 4 and 3, 1 and 1, 3 and 1
<u>Find the area of 3 triangles and add up:</u>
- A = 1/2bh
- A = 1/2*4*3 + 1/2*1*1 + 1/2*1*3 = 6 + 1/2 + 3/2 = 8 square units
