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Find the area of the figure.
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21.
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Find the area of the figure. Show your work here 21. 13 19 4-example-1
User Shawabawa
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Answer:

251.5 square units

Explanation:

You want to know the area of the given pentagonal figure.

Composition

The figure can be decomposed into a (top) triangle that is 21 units wide and (19-8) = 11 units high, along with a (bottom) trapezoid that is 8 units high and has bases of 21 units and 13 units. The area of the figure is the sum of the areas of these parts.

Triangle

The area of the triangle is ...

A = 1/2bh

A = 1/2(21)(11) = 115.5 . . . . square units

Trapezoid

The area of the trapezoid is ...

A = 1/2(b1 +b2)h

A = 1/2(21 +13)(8) = 136 . . . . square units

Pentagon

The area of the pentagon shown is the sum of these areas:

115.5 +136 = 251.5 . . . . square units

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