You Inherited a Triangular Piece of Property After Your Uncle

question 27

Multiple Choice

You inherited a triangular piece of property after your Uncle Izzy passed away. You want to know the size of land, so you "step it off" to estimate the square footage. From the southernmost vertex A, you travel north 220 feet then west 280 feet (for vertex C) , and from the southernmost vertex A, you travel 520 feet north then 110 feet west (for vertex B) . Use a graphing utility to approximate the number of square feet of land that you have inherited.

• A) 16,500 square feet
• B) 60,700 square feet
• C) 84,900 square feet
• D) 59,400 square feet
• E) 2200 square feet

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