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An illustration shows the outline of an uppercase letter H. The vertical sides are labeled as 6.0, and the base of each leg is 0.8. The length of the horizontal bridge in the middle is 2.1, and the width is 0.5, denoted by a dashed line on the right side.
An artist wants to cover in gold leaf a card with the initial letter shown. Decompose the letter into simple shapes to find the area. How many square centimeters of gold leaf will the artist need?
The artist will need square centimeters of gold leaf.
To find the total area of the letter H, we can decompose it into simple shapes, specifically rectangles.
There are three rectangles in the letter H - the two vertical sides and the horizontal bridge in the middle.
Rectangle 1 (left side):
Length = 6.0 cm
Width = 0.8 cm
Area = Length × Width = 6.0 × 0.8 = 4.8 square centimeters
Rectangle 2 (right side):
Length = 6.0 cm
Width = 0.8 cm
Area = Length × Width = 6.0 × 0.8 = 4.8 square centimeters
Rectangle 3 (middle bridge):
Length = 2.1 cm
Width = 0.5 cm
Area = Length × Width = 2.1 × 0.5 = 1.05 square centimeters
Total Area = Area of Rectangle 1 + Area of Rectangle 2 + Area of Rectangle 3
Total Area = 4.8 + 4.8 + 1.05 = 10.65 square centimeters
The artist will need 10.65 square centimeters of gold leaf.
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An illustration shows a composite structure of a pentagon with two right angles and a square, resembling a house. The base of the pentagon is of length 6. The two sides are perpendicular to the base. The perpendicular right side of the pentagon shares a common side with a square of side 3, with the base of the square continuing out length 3 from the end of the pentagon base of length 6. A solid vertical line is drawn from the top vertex of the pentagon to the midpoint on the base, dividing the shape in half. The height from the top vertex to the end of the perpendicular sides is marked as 3.
A home remodeler has chosen a tile pattern for a floor. How much tile is needed to create the pattern?
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square centimeters
To find the amount of tile needed, we need to find the total area of the composite structure.
The composite shape can be divided into two parts - the pentagon and the square.
Area of the pentagon:
Base length = 6
Height of the pentagon = 3
Since the pentagon has two right angles, we can divide it into a rectangle and a right triangle.
The rectangle has a length of 6 and a height of 3.
Area of the rectangle = (length × height) = 6 × 3 = 18
The right triangle has a base of 3 and a height of 3.
Area of the right triangle = (1/2 × base × height) = (1/2 × 3 × 3) = 4.5
Total area of the pentagon = Area of the rectangle + Area of the right triangle = 18 + 4.5 = 22.5 square units
Area of the square:
Side length = 3
Area of the square = (side length)² = 3² = 9 square units
Total area of the composite structure = Area of the pentagon + Area of the square = 22.5 + 9 = 31.5 square units
Therefore, the remodeler will need 31.5 square units of tile to create the pattern.
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the correct answer is 36
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To find the amount of tile needed, we need to find the total area of the composite structure.
The composite shape can be divided into two parts - the pentagon and the square.
Area of the pentagon:
Base length = 6
Height of the pentagon = 3
Since the pentagon has two right angles, we can divide it into a rectangle and a right triangle.
The rectangle has a length of 6 and a height of 3.
Area of the rectangle = (length × height) = 6 × 3 = 18
The right triangle has a base of 3 and a height of 3.
Area of the right triangle = (1/2 × base × height) = (1/2 × 3 × 3) = 4.5
Total area of the pentagon = Area of the rectangle + Area of the right triangle = 18 + 4.5 = 22.5 square units
Area of the square:
Side length = 3
Area of the square = (side length)² = 3² = 9 square units
Total area of the composite structure = Area of the pentagon + Area of the square = 22.5 + 9 = 31.5 square units
However, if we assume that the remodeler needs to cover both the inside of the pentagon and the square with tile, we need to add the area of the pentagon and the square to get the total area that needs to be covered.
Total area to be covered = Area of the pentagon + Area of the square + Area inside the square
= 22.5 + 9 + 4.5 = 36 square units
Therefore, the remodeler will need 36 square units of tile to cover both the inside of the pentagon and the square in the tile pattern.