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PLEASE HELP what is the area of this?

B. 5 in
5 in
14 in
3 in 1 3 in
14 in
5 in
5 in

PLEASE HELP what is the area of this? B. 5 in 5 in 14 in 3 in 1 3 in 14 in 5 in 5 in-example-1
User Davosmith
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so because the shape is broken down into right triangles we’ll just use the formula

A = ab/2

and because all of our “a” and “b” are the same

a = 4
b = 3

once we’ve found one triangle

A (one triangle) = 4•3/2
A (one triangle) = 6

we can multiple our answer by 4 to find the total of our whole shape

A = 6•4
A = 24

your answer is 24 in
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