Question

I need help y’all i’m not good at math lol

Answer 1

Hi there!

`\large\boxed{66.5cm^2}`

We can break this composite shape into a trapezoid and a rectangle:

Recall the following formulas:

Rectangle: l × w

Trapezoid: 1/2(b₁ + b₂)·h

We can begin by finding the area of the rectangle:

7 × 5 = 35 cm²

Find the trapezoid's area by identifying the sides:

The first base is given, and is 5 cm.

The second base is equivalent to 9 - 7 = 2 cm.

The height is 4 + 5 = 9 cm.

Plug these values into the equation:

1/2(5 + 2) · 9 = 31.5

Add the two areas together:

35 + 31.5 = 66.5 cm²