Given:
The diagram of a figure with sides 14 ft, 30 ft, 21 ft and 18 ft.
To find:
The area of the figure.
Solution:
From the given figure it is clear that if we cut a corner of a rectangle, then we get the same figure.
The sides of a the rectangle are 30 ft and 21 ft.
The height of the triangular part is (30 ft - 18 ft) and the base is (21 ft - 14 ft).
So, the height of the triangular part is 12 ft and the base is 7 ft.
The area of the rectangle is:
The area of the triangular part is:
Now, the area of the given figure is:
Therefore, the area of the given figure is 588 sq. ft.