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Find the area of the shape shown below.

Find the area of the shape shown below.-example-1
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Answer:

8 units²

Explanation:

What you have is a square with two triangles. We will break them apart, calculate the area and then add them together.

Square: A = l · w

2 · 2 = 4 un²

Triangle: A = (b · h) ÷ 2

(2 · 2) ÷ 2 = 2 un²

4 un² + 2 un² + 2 un²

8 un²

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