Your dad says you can have a new puppy if you build the dog house. Before building, you need to determine the dimensions. Choose the dimensions of the base, the length, and the width of the dog house. Choose dimensions that you think are reasonable for whatever type of puppy you would get. Once you plan the base and walls, you need to decide on the height of the roof (represented by the dotted line in the image below). The roof is a triangle with two sides that are the same length.
Find the height of the roof using the dimensions you chose. You are hoping to put shingles on the roof and need to know what the square footage of the roof will be. Use the dimensions to calculate the area of the roof.
Hint: Remember to find the area of the entire roof.