Question

Find the area of the figure pictured below.
15 yd
10 yd
17 yd
5 yd
A

Answer 1

First find the area of the square, then the triangle.

15 times 17 = 255 sq. yd

Triangle:

(5 times 5)/2 = 12.5 sq. yd

Your answer is 267.5 sq. yd

Hope this helps.