Question

What is the area of the composite figure whose vertices have the following coordinates? (−1, 5) , (3, 5) , (7, 3) , (3, 0) , (−1, 1)

Answer 1

28

Explanation:

Square: 4 * 4 = 16

Small Triangle: 1 * 4 = 4 / 2 = 2

Large Triangle: 5 * 4 = 20 / 2 = 10

16 + 2 + 10 = 28