Question

35 POINTS ALOT!

Describe your strategy to calculate the area of the shaded region. (5 pts)
b. Calculate the area of the shaded region. (5 pts)

Answer 1

22.75m^2

Explanation:

A) area of rectangle - two trapezium

B) the way is given in image form and the final answer is= 77- 54.25 = 22.75m^2

Answer 2

22.75 m^2

Explanation:

Strategy: Find the area of the 2 triangles by finding the height of both of them and using the triangle formula.

Calculation:

(assuming both triangles are congruent)

7*((11-4.5)/2)/2*2

=3.25*7

=22.75