Question

The scale drawing of a field in the shape of a triangle is shown below. What is the actual area, in square meters, of this feild?

Answer 1

Answer:

The area of the field is 70 square meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

See attachment for scale drawing

Required

The actual area

From the scale drawing, we have;

$Base = 7$

$Height = 5$

So, the area of the scale is:

$Area = 0.5 * Base * Height$

$Area = 0.5 * 7 * 5$

$Area = 17.5$ square units

Also from the attached scale,

$1\ unit = 2m$

So, we have:

$Area = 17.5 * (2m)^2$

$Area = 17.5 * 4m^2$

$Area = 70m^2$

The area of the field is 70 square meters