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Please help?!

1.) Estimate the area of the irregular shape. Explain your method and show your work!

Please help?! 1.) Estimate the area of the irregular shape. Explain your method and-example-1
User Fatorice
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32 square units is the answer
User Leveluptor
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draw a rectangle around it:

the widest part is from about -3 to 2 which is 5 units wide

height is from 3 to -4, which is 7 units

5*7 = 35

the top and bottom are angled so you can subtract a little for that

so I would estimate around 32 square units

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