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Calculate the area of the outer triangle. Show all your calculations.

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15112.08 mm2\text{15112.08 mm}^2

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  1. Identify the base and calculate the perpendicular height of the outer triangle.

    From the previous image (the net), the outer triangles ("The Back" and "The Front") are isosceles triangles.
    The base of the triangle is 150 mm150 \text{ mm}.
    The two equal slanted sides are 215 mm215 \text{ mm} each.
    To find the perpendicular height (hh), we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The height divides the isosceles triangle into two right-angled triangles, where half of the base is one leg, the height is the other leg, and the slanted side is the hypotenuse.
    Half of the base =150 mm2=75 mm= \frac{150 \text{ mm}}{2} = 75 \text{ mm}.

    Using the Pythagorean theorem (a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2):

    h2+(75 mm)2=(215 mm)2h^2 + (75 \text{ mm})^2 = (215 \text{ mm})^2 h2+5625 mm2=46225 mm2h^2 + 5625 \text{ mm}^2 = 46225 \text{ mm}^2 h2=46225 mm2−5625 mm2h^2 = 46225 \text{ mm}^2 - 5625 \text{ mm}^2 h2=40600 mm2h^2 = 40600 \text{ mm}^2 h=40600 mmh = \sqrt{40600} \text{ mm} h≈201.4944 mmh \approx 201.4944 \text{ mm}
  2. Calculate the area of the outer triangle using the given formula.

    The formula for the area of a triangle is:

    Area=12×Base×Perpendicular height\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{Base} \times \text{Perpendicular height}

    Substitute the values for the base and the calculated perpendicular height:

    Area=12×150 mm×40600 mm\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 150 \text{ mm} \times \sqrt{40600} \text{ mm} Area=75 mm×40600 mm\text{Area} = 75 \text{ mm} \times \sqrt{40600} \text{ mm} Area≈75×201.4944 mm2\text{Area} \approx 75 \times 201.4944 \text{ mm}^2 Area≈15112.08 mm2\text{Area} \approx 15112.08 \text{ mm}^2

    The area of the outer triangle is approximately 15112.08 mm2\text{15112.08 mm}^2.

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