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What is the area of the figure below?

What is the area of the figure below?-example-1
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Answer:

667.2 cm²

Explanation:

Break the figure into 6 identical triangles

each has a base of 16 and a height of 13.9

Area of 1 triangle

a = (1/2)bh

a = (1/2)(16)(13.9)

Since there are 6 triangles

a = 6 * (1/2)(16)(13.9)

a = 667.2

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