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Find the area of the following shape:

Find the area of the following shape:-example-1

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Answer:

36 cm squared

Explanation:

To solve this problem, I first construct a line. (shown in yellow in the first photo)

I then find the area of the top rectangle. (6 cm * 4 cm = 24 cm squared.)

Next, I find the area of the lower rectangle. But...to do that I have to find the length of the line that I constructed. To do this, I do 6cm-2cm=4cm.

Then I can find the area of the lower rectangle. (4cm*3cm=12cm squared.)

add up the area of both of the rectangles and.........12+24=36 cm squared

Find the area of the following shape:-example-1
User Drummondj
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Answer:

36cm^2

Explanation:

total area: 6x(4+3)=42

total area excluding the space: 42-(2x3)=36

User Muhammad Ashraf
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