Answer:
87.5 square inches
Step-by-step explanation:
The belt knuckle as shown in the diagram above consist of a 4 rectangles (2 are the of the same dimension, the other two are of the same direction differently) and a rectangle.
Area of the belt knuckle = area of the 4 triangles + area of the rectangle
✔️Area of the 2 rectangles with the following dimensions:
base (b) = 9 inches
height (h) = 2.5 inches
Area of the two triangles = 2(½*b*h)
= 2(½*9*2.5)
= 22.5 inches²
✔️Area of the 2 rectangles with the following dimensions:
base (b) = 4 inches
height (h) = 5 inches
Area of the two triangles = 2(½*b*h)
= 2(½*4*5)
= 20 inches²
✔️Area of the rectangle = l*w
l = 9 inches
w = 5 inches
Area = 9*5 = 45 inches²
✔️Area of the belt knuckle = 22.5 + 20 + 45 = 87.5 square inches
