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Find the area of the polygon

Find the area of the polygon-example-1

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Answer:

65 units²

Explanation:

The polygon is composed of a trapezium and a triangle

Trapezium QRSU has area (A)

A = 0.5 h (a + b)

where h is the perpendicular height and a, b are the parallel bases.

h = RS = 7 , a = RQ = 6 and b = SU = 8, so

A = 0.5 × 7 × (6 + 8) = 0.5 × 7 × 14 = 49 units²

Triangle STU has area ( A )

A = 0.5 bh ( b is the base and h the perpendicular height )

here b = SU = 8 and h = 4 ( distance from vertex T to the base SU), so

A = 0.5 × 8 × 4 = 16 units²

Total area = 49 + 16 = 65 units²

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