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What is the area of the polygon? Please help me.

What is the area of the polygon? Please help me.-example-1
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Break it down into shapes you know. There's a triangle and a rectangle. The area of a rectangle is l*w and in this case it's 5*6 or 30 units². The area of a triangle is 1/2b*h and in this case that is 1/2 * 6 * 3 or 9 units². Add the areas together to find the total area, which is 39 units².

What is the area of the polygon? Please help me.-example-1
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