Question

The shaded triangle has an area of 4 cm?Find the area of the entire rectangleBe sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

Answer 1

Given:

Area of a shaded region of a rectangle is given.

`\text{Area of the triangle=}4cm^2`

Area of the rectangle is twice the area of the triangle given.

`\begin{gathered} \text{Area of a rectangle=2}* Area\text{ of a triangle} \\ =2*4 \\ =8cm^2 \end{gathered}`