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What is the area of this figure?

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A trapezoid with a top length of 4 cm and a bottom length of 14 cm. A right triangle is created in the trapezoid with a long leg length of 10 cm. a Triangle attached to the bottom of the trapezoid has height, when combined with the trapezoid, that measures at 18 cm.

Answer 1

The answer is 146

Explanation:

Answer 2

146

Explanation:

Hey there to find the area of this shape we will divide it into 2 shapes first one is a trapezoid and the second one is a triangle. first, we find the area of a trapezoid. to find the area of a trapezoid we use the formula:

A =
`(a+b)/(2) * h`

in this situation

a = 4

b = 14

h = 10

Now we plug it into the formula which will look like:

A =
`(4+14)/(2)*10`

if we solve it:

4+14 = 18

18/2 = 9

9*10 = 90

so the area of the trapezoid is 90

Now we find the area of triangle. to find the area of a triangle we use the formula:

A =
`(1)/(2) * b * h`

in this situation

b = 14

h = 8 ( because the height of the trapezoid was 10 and the height of both shapes combined is 18 so we do 18 - 10 = 8 )

Now we put the numbers into the formula which will look like:

A =
`(1)/(2)*14*8`

if we solve it :

14*8 = 112

`112*(1)/(2)` = 56

so the area of the triangle is 56

Now we add the area of both shapes:

56 + 90 = 146

area of the big shape = 146

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