Chapter 11.4, Problem 36HP

To determine

To find: The estimate for the area of the Nevada.

Answer to Problem 36HP

The area of the Nevada is $110,250{\text{mi}}^2$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The given Figure is shown in Figure 1

  

Figure 1

Calculation:

Consider the rectangle is with $b=315\text{mi}$ and $h=210\text{mi}$ .

The right triangle is with $b=315\text{mi}$ and $h=280\text{mi}$ .

Then, the area of the composite figure is,

  $\begin{array}{c}A=bh+\frac{1}{2}bh\\ =315\left(210\right)+\frac{1}{2}\left(315\right)\left(280\right)\\ =110,250{\text{mi}}^2\end{array}$