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Can someone please show me the working out because I really don’t know how to find the area of this.

Can someone please show me the working out because I really don’t know how to find-example-1
User Sirion
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Explanation:

Base of smaller pink triangle

= (3m + 6m) - 7m = 2m.

Area of smaller pink triangle

= 0.5(2m)(5m) = 5m².

Area of bigger pink triangle

= 0.5(6m)(5m) = 15m².

Hence total area shaded = 5m² + 15m² = 20m².

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