A seamstress is making a decorative pillow and wants to cover both sides of the pillow with special fabric. The pillow is
in the shape of a triangle with vertices (7.7) (10.3) (7.3). How many square inches of fabric will she need if each unit on
the grid is one inch?
06 m²
7 in
15
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Respuesta :

The three points form a right triangle with legs length 3in and 4in. So, the area is

[tex]\dfrac{3\cdot 4}{2}=6[/tex]

So, both sides of the pillow will require 12 squared inches.