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Mark made the following shape using two rectangles and one triangle. What is the area of the figure he made?

Mark made the following shape using two rectangles and one triangle. What is the area-example-1

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Answer:

44 square centimetres.

Step-by-step explanation:

The shape consists of two rectangles and one triangle with the following dimensions:

• A rectangle (Rectangle 1) with dimensions of 4cm by 2cm.

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• A rectangle (Rectangle 2) with dimensions 6cm by 4cm.

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• A triangle with base 6cm and height of 4cm.

Thus, the area of the figure made will be:


\begin{gathered} \text{Area of figure=Area of rectangle 1+Area of rectangle }2+\text{Area of }\triangle \\ =(4*2)+(6*4)+((1)/(2)*6*4) \\ =8+24+12 \\ =44\operatorname{cm}^2 \end{gathered}

The area of the figure is 44 square centimetres.

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