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Find the area of the composite figure. round your answer to the nearest tenths place, if necessary

User DrewConway
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Answer:

107.5 square units

Explanation:

The figure is made of a rectangle and 2 right triangles. Therefore, the area of the composite figure is the sum of its constituent figures.

The Area of the rectangle is

Area = length x height

height = 5

length = 16;

therefore,

Area = 5 * 16 = 80

The area of the rightmost triangle is

Area = 1/2 height * base

base = 4

height = 5

Area = 1/2 * 4 * 5 = 10

The area of the upper left triangle is

Area = 1/ 2 height * base

base = 7

height = 5

therefore,

Area = 1/2 * 5* 7 = 17. 5

Therefore, the area of the figure is

80 + 10 + 17.5 = 107.5 square units

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