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What is the area of the polygon?

What is the area of the polygon?-example-1
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The trick here is to subdivide this polygon into smaller polygons whose areas are easier to find. To help you get started:

Consider drawing a vertical line thru x=-1. Then you'll have a trapezoid on the left of this vertical line. The area of a trapezoid is

l1 + l2 5+3
---------- * 5. More specifically, A = ------- * 5 = 4*5 = 20 square units.
2 2

On the right side you'll see 2 triangles: One has a height of 4 and a base of 2. The other has a height of 4 and a base of 3. Area of a triangle is (1/2)(base)(height).

Sum up the areas of these three subareas of the original figure.

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