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What is the area of the figure?

10 feet
10 lect
2 feet
2 foot
16 feet
962
O 34
40?
O can't be determined

What is the area of the figure? 10 feet 10 lect 2 feet 2 foot 16 feet 962 O 34 40? O-example-1

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We can break it into two parts.

-> First, the rectangle on the bottom is made up of 2 feet x 16 feet. The formula for area of a rectangle is length times width, so in this case it is equal to 32 feet

-> Next, the triangle has sides of 10 feet, 10 feet, and 16 feet. We can calculate that the height is 6. The formula for area of a triangle is base times height divided by two, so,
(16*6)/(2)= (96)/(2) = 48 feet

-> Last, we can add the two totals together. 32 feet + 48 feet = 80 feet giving us our final answer of 80 feet². As this answer is not pictured I am going to assume they are not including Heron's formula or other more complex formulas, leading us to the answer of "can't be determined"

Answer:

O can't be determined

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