Question

Find the area of the image below: (4 points)

answer options:
41 square units
44 square units
52 square units
56 square units

Answer 1

4(4) + (1/2)(10)(5) = 16 + 25

= 41 square units

Explanation:

The area of the square is 4 × 4 = 16 square units.

The area of the triangle is (1/2) × 10 × 5 = 25 square units.

So the area of the image is 16 + 25 = 41 square units.