The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular closet is 7½ feet. The shorter side of the closet is 4½ feet. What is the area of the closet in square feet?

• A. 5(1/4)
• B. 13(1/2)
• C. 37
• D. 27

Answer: (D)

Other side = (15 / 2) 2 - (9 / 2) 2 ft = (225 / 4) - (81 / 4) ft = 144 / 4 ft = 6 ft Area of closet = (6 x 4.5) sq. ft = 27 sq. ft.