SOLUTION: Please help with this question: Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet. When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet lon

Question 87043: Please help with this question:
Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet. When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the other was actually 2 feet shorter than he thought. How much less area does he have than he thought he had? Thanks!!!!
Answer by scianci(186) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. Calculate the area of the original presumed square ; 157 by 157
2. Calculate the actual area of the trapezoid ; bases 155 and 159 and height 157
3. Subtract the two results
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