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A landscape architect wants to make a triangular garden inside a square of land as shown at the right. What is a rule for the area
To write: A rule for the area A of the garden as a function of s
Answer to Problem 11P
Explanation of Solution
Given:
We know, if side of a square is x units, then its area is
Therefore the area of the square land is
We know the area of a triangle drawn inside a square with its base as one side of the square and the opposite vertex touching the opposite side of the square is half of the area of the square.
Hence, the area of the required triangle must be
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