On a bicycle trail, the city is painting arrows like the one shown below:




Calculate the area of the arrow by decomposing it into rectangles and triangles.

66.5 square centimeters

69.5 square centimeters

83 square centimeters

99 square centimeters

On a bicycle trail, the city is painting arrows like the one shown below: Calculate the area of the arrow by decomposing it into rectangles and triangles. 66.5 class=

Verified Answer :

Base of the triangle is 9cm and height is 11-8 = 3cm. Area of triangle= 1/2 x base x height = 1/2 x 9 x 3= 13.5cm^2. Length of the rectangle is 7cm and width is 8cm. Area of rectangle = length x width = 7x8 = 56. Now add both the areas to get area of an arrow = 13.5 + 56 = 69.5square centimeters. 

The area of the triangle is half the product of its base and its height. The area of the arrow will be 69.5 cm².

What is the area of a triangle?

The area of the triangle is half the product of its base and its height.

\(\rm \text{Area of triangle} = \dfrac{1}{2} \times base \times height\)

The arrow can be divided into a triangle and a reactangle as shown below.

The triangle will have a base length of 9 cm while the height is 3 cm(11cm-8cm). Therefore, the area of the triangle can be written as,

\(\rm \text{Area of triangle} = \dfrac{1}{2} \times base \times height\)

                         \(= \dfrac{1}{2} \times 9 \times 3\\\\= 13.5\rm\ cm^2\)

The rectangle will have a length of 7 cm while the height of the rectangle will be 8 cm, therefore, the area of the rectangle will be,

\(\rm \text{Area of rectangle} = length \times height\)

                            \(= 7\times 8\\\\= 56\rm\ cm^2\)

The total area of the arrow is the sum of the area of the triangle and the area of the rectangle.

The area of the arrow = 56 + 13.5 = 69.5 cm²

Hence, the area of the arrow will be 69.5 cm².

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