Question

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- what is the area of the shape?

Answer 1

The area of the shape is 6 square units

Explanation:

Let us divide the shape into a square and a triangle for easy understanding. refer the below figure

Step 1: finding the area of the square

The side of the square is 2

Hence the area if the square

=> 2 X 2

=> 4 square units

Step 2: finding the area of the triangle

The area of the triangle =
`(1)/(2) * base * height`

substituting the values

The area of the triangle

=>
`(1)/(2) * 2 * 2`

=>
`(1)/(2) * 4`

=>
`(4)/(2)`

=> 2 square units

Step 3 : finding the area of the shape

The area of the shape = area of the square + area of the triangle

=> 4 + 2

=> 6 square units