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An isosceles triangle has a height of 
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55^(@). Determine the area of the triangle.

An isosceles triangle has a height of 12.5 m 12.5 \mathrm{~m} and two equal angles that measure 55 55^{\circ} . Determine the area of the triangle.

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Q. An isosceles triangle has a height of 12.5 m 12.5 \mathrm{~m} and two equal angles that measure 55 55^{\circ} . Determine the area of the triangle.
  1. Calculate base length: Calculate the length of the base using trigonometry.\newlineSince the triangle is isosceles, the height bisects the base, creating two right triangles. Each has a base angle of 5555 degrees and a height of 12.5m12.5\,\text{m}. Using the tangent function:\newlinebase2=heighttan(55°)\frac{\text{base}}{2} = \frac{\text{height}}{\tan(55°)}\newlinebase=2×(12.5tan(55°))\text{base} = 2 \times \left(\frac{12.5}{\tan(55°)}\right)\newlinebase2×(12.51.4281)17.47m\text{base} \approx 2 \times \left(\frac{12.5}{1.4281}\right) \approx 17.47\,\text{m}
  2. Calculate triangle area: Calculate the area of the triangle.\newlineArea = 0.5×base×height0.5 \times \text{base} \times \text{height}\newlineArea = 0.5×17.47m×12.5m0.5 \times 17.47\,\text{m} \times 12.5\,\text{m}\newlineArea 0.5×218.375109.19\approx 0.5 \times 218.375 \approx 109.19 square meters

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