Question

Are you able to find the area of the following figure?

A: Yes the area can be found by adding four and the seven and dividing by two
B: No you are not able to find the area because one side length is missing
C: Yes the area can be found by multiplying the 4 and 7 and then dividing the product by two.
D: No you are not able to find the area because the numbers are both irrational numbers

Answer 1

C: Yes the area can be found by multiplying the 4 and 7 and then dividing the product by two.

• This is the same as using the formula
  `A=(1)/(2)bh`.