Determine the area of the blue triangle below. Round your answer to
the nearest tenth.

Answer:
68.9 in^2
Step-by-step explanation:
first lets find the height of the blue triangle
hypotenuse = 15 in
one side is 12 in whereas other has to be find.
take 50 degree as reference angle
using sin rule
sin 50 = opposite/hypotenuse
0.76 = opposite/15
0.766*15 = opposite
11.49 = opposite
area of triangle = base*height/2
=12*11.49/2
=136.88/2
=68.94
=68.9 in^2
Answer:
A = 68.9 in²
Step-by-step explanation:
The area (A) of the triangle is calculated as
A = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ab sinC ( a, b are 2 sides and C the angle between them )
Here a = 12, b = 15 and C = 50° , then
A = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] × 12 × 15 × sin50°
= 6 × 15 × sin50°
= 90 × sin50° ≈ 68.9 in² ( to the nearest tenth )