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What is the area of the figure below?

What is the area of the figure below?-example-1
User Envy
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Answer:

rectangle: 30 in^2

triangle: 12 in^2

composite: 42 in^2

Explanation:

area of a rectangle: length times width

area of a triangle:
(AB)/(2)

composite area: break the area up by shapes you can find the area of, then add it back together

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