Question

Please all the steps, one by one! How can this be solved?

Answer 1

Answer: 8

Explanation:

First you split up this shape into two different shapes, a triangle and trapezoid

Put a line through the coordinates (-2,2) to (-1,2); the top is a triangle and the other is a trapezoid

Area of the trapezoid is A = .5x (base1 + base2) x height

base1 of the trapezoid goes from -4 to -1 which is 3

base2 goes from -2 to -1 which is 1

height is 0 to 2 whcich is 2

A = .5 x (3+1) x 2 = 4

Now area of a triangle is A = .5 x base x height

the base goes from -2 to 2 which is 4

the height goes from 2 to 4 which is 2

A = .5 x (4) x (2) = 4

Area of the Trapezoid + Area of the Triangle = Total Area

4 + 4 = 8

Answer 2

There are 5 full square and 6 triangles that are half squares.

5 + (6)(1/2) = 5 + 3 = 8

You could also break this into smaller shapes (like a big triangle on the top and a smaller triangle and rectangle on the bottom and use area formulas to calculate the area. But counting works well in this example.