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What is the area of this figure?

What is the area of this figure?-example-1
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Answer:

264.5 yd²

Explanation:

You want the area of the figure shown.

Composition

The given figure can be decomposed into a triangle and two rectangles.

Triangle

The area of triangle ABH is ...

A = 1/2bh

A = 1/2(23 yd)(17 yd) = 195.5 yd²

Rectangles

The area of rectangle CDIH is ...

A = LW

A = (9 yd)(5 yd) = 45 yd²

The area of rectangle EFGI is ...

A = (6 yd)(4 yd) = 24 yd²

Total area

The area of the figure is the sum of the areas of its parts:

total area = triangle area + rectangle CDIH area + rectangle EFGI area

total area = 195.5 yd² + 45 yd² + 24 yd²

total area = 264.5 yd²

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