The area of the patio not taken up by the fountain is 241ft²
Please find attached an image of the patio
Area of the patio not taken up by the fountain = area of patio - area of fountain
The patio is in a shape of a trapezoid. Thus, the area of the patio can be determined by using the formula for the area of a trapezoid
A trapezoid is a convex quadrilateral. A trapezoid has at least on pair of parallel sides. the parallel sides are called bases while the non parallel sides are called legs
Characteristics of a trapezoid
Area of a trapezoid = 0.5 x (sum of the lengths of the parallel sides) x height
Taking a look at the image, we are not provided with the height of the trapezoid, just the parallel sides and the hypotenuse.
Pythagoras theorem can be used to determine the the height of the trapezoid
The Pythagoras theorem : a² + b² = c²
where a = height
b = base = 20 ft - 12 ft = 8ft
8ft / 2 = 4
c = hypotenuse
a² + 4² = 25²
a² = 625 - 16
a² = 609
√609 = 24.68 ft
Area of the trapezoid = 0.5 x (20 + 12) x 24.68 = 394.88 ft²
The fountain is in the shape of a circle.
Area of a circle = πr²
Where : = π = pi = 22/7
R = radius
The radius would have to determined from the circumference
circumference of a circle = 2πr
14π = 2πr
r = 14π / 2π
r = 7
Area of the circle = [tex]\frac{22}{7}[/tex] × 7²
[tex]\frac{22}{7}[/tex] × 49 = 154 ft²
Area of the patio not taken up by the fountain = 394.88 ft² - 154 ft² = 240.88ft²
To round off to the nearest square, look at the first number after the decimal, if it is less than 5, add zero to the units term, If it is equal or greater than 5, add 1 to the units term.
The tenth digit is greater than 5, so one is added to 0. The number becomes 241ft²
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