Answer:
Area = 42.6 yd^2
Explanation:
Comment
I don't know of a way of doing this without using trig. If you find the line going from the end of 9.5 yards to the base (given as 23 yards) in such a way that the line opposite the 85 degree angle meets to base at 90 degrees, then you can find the area.
Givens
<A = 85 degrees
hypotenuse for the right angle triange containing the height = 9.5
base = 23 yards.
Area = opposite side to 85 degrees * base /2
Solution
Side Opposite = Sin(85) * 9.5
Side Opposite = 9.464
Area = base * side opposite / 2
Area = 9 * 9.464 / 2
Area = 42.6 yd^2