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Calculate the area of the irregular polygon shown below:

21 square inches
22 square inches
26 square inches
29 square inches
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Calculate the area of the irregular polygon shown below: 21 square inches 22 square-example-1

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Answer:

26 square inches

Explanation:

User Bart Van Der Drift
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Answer:

26 square inches

Explanation:

To calculate the area of the polygon, find the area of 5*10 = 50. Now subtract the area of each rectangle cut out of the polygon. There are two rectangles of the same size measuring 3 by 4. They have an area of 3*4 = 12.

So 50 - 12 - 12 = 26

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