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Find the area of the shape shown below

Find the area of the shape shown below-example-1

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

My suggestion for this problem is to break the shapes up like outlined on the problem so you have a square and two triangles.

First Triangle: 2

The legs of the triangle are 2 so you plug it in for the formula for a triangle's area: A=1/2bh

A=1/2(2)(2)= 2

Square: 4

multiple length times width so you get 2*2 = 4

Last Triangle: 6

A=1/2(2)(6)=6

At the end you add up your areas and you get 2+4+6=12

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