Question

A rectangular heptagon is measuring 26 mm and is divided by 7 congruent triangles. Each triangle has a height of 27 mm. What is the area of the heptagon?

Answer 1

2,457 mm^2

Explanation:

The dimensions of each of the triangles in terms of their bases and heights will be;

26 mm by 27 mm

Mathematically, the area of one of the triangles will be ;

1/2 * base * height

= 1/2 * 26 * 27 = 351 mm^2

So the area of the heptagon is the sum of the areas of all of the triangles

mathematically, that would be;

351 * 7 = 2,457 mm^2