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Find the area of the quadrilateral in the figure.

A. 13.64
B. 22.25
C. 19.64
D. 15.25

Find the area of the quadrilateral in the figure. A. 13.64 B. 22.25 C. 19.64 D. 15.25-example-1
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Answer:

C. 19.64

Step-by-step explanation:

The triangle at upper right is a 3-4-5 right triangle, so has an area that is half the product of the leg lengths:

... upper right area = (1/2)(3 units)(4 units) = 6 units²

The triangle at lower left is an isosceles triangle with base length 5 and side length 6. The altitude to the side of length 5 is a bisector of that side and forms right angles at the point of intersection. Hence we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the triangle's altitude:

... lower left triangle altitude = √(6² - 2.5²) = √29.75 ≈ 5.45436

Then the area of the lower left triangle is half the product of this altitude and the base length of 5 units:

... lower left area = (1/2)(5.45436 units)(5 units) ≈ 13.6359 units²

The quadrilateral's area is the sum of the areas of these triangles, so is ...

... quadrilateral area = upper right area + lower left area

... = 6 units² + 13.6359 units²

... = 19.6359 units² ≈ 19.64 units²

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Confirmed by my geometry program as shown in the attachment.

Find the area of the quadrilateral in the figure. A. 13.64 B. 22.25 C. 19.64 D. 15.25-example-1
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