Mr. Fitch is looking at putting grass in his right triangular shaped backyard. The hypotenuse of his right triangle is 52 feet and one of the legs is 48 feet. He doesn't know the length of the other leg of the triangle.

How many square feet of grass would Mr. Fitch need to purchase? How do you know?

1. Find the missing side of the right triangle.

2. How many square feet of grass would Mr. Finch need to purchase? How do you know?

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Angeline Moyer

Mathematics

27 July, 08:46

Mr. Fitch is looking at putting grass in his right triangular shaped backyard. The hypotenuse of his right triangle is 52 feet and one of the legs is 48 feet. He doesn't know the length of the other leg of the triangle.

How many square feet of grass would Mr. Fitch need to purchase? How do you know?

1. Find the missing side of the right triangle.

2. How many square feet of grass would Mr. Finch need to purchase? How do you know?

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Franklin Johnston · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Cos-1 = 48/52

theta = 22.62 degrees

sin22.62 = x/52

x = 20

2. Area of a triangle = 1/2bh

Area = 1/2 (48) (22)

Area = 528 square feet