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Find the area of the figure.30 mm15 mm15 mm10 mmO 450O 67,500600150

Find the area of the figure.30 mm15 mm15 mm10 mmO 450O 67,500600150-example-1
User Joel Purra
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To answer this question, we need to divide the previous figure into two known figures to calculate the total area. We have that figure 1 is a rectangle with sides 15mm and 30mm, and figure 2 is a right triangle with height equal to one of its sides (h = 15mm), and base equal to the other side (b = 10mm).

Now, we can calculate the area of figure 1 (rectangle) and figure 2 (triangle), using the corresponding formulas:

Area of the Rectangle


A_{\text{rectangle}}=w\cdot l=15\operatorname{mm}\cdot30mm=450\operatorname{mm}^2

Area of the Triangle


A_{\text{triangle}}=(b\cdot h)/(2)=\frac{10\operatorname{mm}\cdot(15\operatorname{mm}+15\operatorname{mm})}{2}=\frac{10\operatorname{mm}\cdot30\operatorname{mm}}{2}=\frac{300\operatorname{mm}^2}{2}

Thus


A_{\text{triangle}}=150\operatorname{mm}^2

Now, the total area is:


A_{\text{rectangle}}+A_{\text{triangle}}=450\operatorname{mm}+150\operatorname{mm}=600\operatorname{mm}^2

Therefore, the total area is equal to 600 sq. millimeters.

Find the area of the figure.30 mm15 mm15 mm10 mmO 450O 67,500600150-example-1
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