+129899 What is the area of the square on the left ???
What is the area of the triangle on the right??? [hint : base = 3, height = 5]
+129899 Close....remember that the area of the triangle = (1/2) (3 *5)
Also...you need to calculate the area of the square on the left
+1008 Okay well um 15/ 1/2= 7.5
so 7.5 but I am not sure about the left square base....
+343 The triangle right as you say: \(\frac{3\times5}{2}=7.5\)
How you find the area of square? Do you remember the type?
+129899 Remember, Nickolas....the area of a square = (side)^2
Calculate this.....(you got the triangle part correct....)
Add the two answers together to get the final answer....
+1008 Is the square 5*5=10
then
10/2=5
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15/ 1/2= 7.5
so 7.5+5=12.5 is my answer
I belive this is right.....
+1008 Oh my gosh I see my mistake I am so sorry Cphill stuff dosent sink in that face I have problems with these facts but I can assure you I know multiplucation
+343 No
area doghouse = (area triangle) + (area square)
area doghouse = (\(\frac{1}{2}\times\)base \(\times\)height ) + (side)^2
area doghouse = (\(\frac{1}{2}\times3\times5\)) + \((5)^2\)
area doghouse = \((\frac{15}{2})\) + \((25)\)
area doghouse = \(7.5+25\)
area doghouse = \(32.5\) square feet
Corect answer the 1st.If you don't understand something tell me or you can send me in message.
I hope I help you.
+343 I solve it step by step we told him its (side)^2 side=5 and he told 5^2 = 12.5...
Be more polite and also I talk with him in p.m.
After all instead my answer and all this answers of CPhill what will suggested you as an answer?
What I suggest is you continue to help him solve it –not do it for him.
Would you have learned math if someone always did the problems for you?
+343 You are right but we try with 6 answers to help him.I solve it because mabe understand the consept of the exercise for this reason I write tit like this Area = area1 + area2 and if understand the consepm will understand and the operations.
I was student and I have students I know how it is.
Have a nice day/night.
Yes, you and CPhill gave him six replies and he made progress at every step. He was learning how to do this. Nickolas is none too bright, but he’s not a retardo. The kid wants to learn. In his final attempt, he used the formula for the area of a right triangle on the square. If you pointed this out, he would have solved it himself. Along with a sense of accomplishment, he’d likely remember the difference.
+30 Find the area of each shape, then add them up.
Area of square=5\(\cdot\)5
Area of right triangle=5\(\cdot\)3 /2
Figure that out
+1008 5*5=25
5*3=15
15/2=7.5
so
7.5+25=32.5
Wow I cant Belive thanks curiousdude for laying that out and thanks everyone else for laying it out to but I think curiousdude really made clear of it and Cphill becasue he was going step by step.....
Thanks Dimitristhym for your private tutoring and offering time to help me!
Thankyou all!
~Nickolas
