1.A company is considering purchasing a triangular piece of property for a new f
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1.A company is considering purchasing a triangular piece of property for a new facility. If the survey of the land indicates that one side is 255 feet, a second side is 320 feet, and the angle between the two sides is 82°. Find the area of the property
2.After a hurricane, the small tree in my yard was leaning. To keep it from falling, we nailed a 6-foot strap into the ground 4 feet from the base of the tree. We attached the strap to the tree 3½ feet above the ground. How far in degrees from vertical was the tree leaning?
Explanation / Answer
Area of triangle=(product of sides/2)sin(including angle)
Area=(320*255/2)sin82 = 40403 square feet
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