Question

dorise is cutting a piece of fabric to use as a section of a patchwork quilt. a pattern of the quilt section is shown below. what is the area of section a? *picture not drawn to scale a. 24.5 square inches b. 49 square inches c. 28.5 square inches d. 14 square inches

Explanation:

Step1: Recall triangle - area formula

The formula for the area of a triangle is $A=\frac{1}{2}bh$, where $b$ is the base and $h$ is the height.

Step2: Identify base and height

From the figure, the base $b = 7$ inches and the height $h=7$ inches.

Step3: Calculate the area

Substitute $b = 7$ and $h = 7$ into the formula: $A=\frac{1}{2}\times7\times7=\frac{49}{2}=24.5$ square inches.

Answer:

A. 24.5 square inches