Calculate an area

**paulchef** · January 29th 2009, 04:52 AM

hi can any body help me here it asks caculate the lawn area to sow much help is very welcome thankyou

**skeeter** · January 29th 2009, 05:02 AM

assuming that corner section is a triangle and units are in meters ...

lawn area = $15^2 - \frac{1}{2}(4)(8) = 225 - 16 = 209 \, m^2$

**paulchef** · January 29th 2009, 05:09 AM

hi many thanks

**paulchef** · January 29th 2009, 05:12 AM

im so sorry its 10m by 15 m sorry about this

**Chop Suey** · January 29th 2009, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by paulchef

im so sorry its 10m by 15 m sorry about this

If you understood skeeter's work then I don't think that will matter.

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