Question

Work out the area of the following shapes

Answer 1

square + triangle

(8*6) + ((5*6)/2)

48 +15

63cm²

Answer 2

Area of the following shapes is 63 cm^2.

Explanation:

Given figure is a combination of rectangle and triangle,

We can find the area by calculating area separately.

Let's find the area of rectangle.

We have

Length = 8 cm

base = 6 cm

Now,

Area of rectangle = Length * Base

=8*6

=48 cm^2

Again,

Let's find the area of triangle.

We have

base = 6 cm

height = 5cm

Now,

Area of rectangle =
`\sf (1)/(2)*Base*height`

`\sf = (1)/(2)*6*5`

=15 cm^2

Now,

Total Area = Area of rectangle + Area of triangle

= 48 cm^2+15 cm^2

= 63 cm^2

Therefore, Area of the following shapes is 63 cm^2.