Answer:
12cm^2
Explanation:
The first thing we want to do is find out what type of quadrilateral is shown so we can identify a formula we can use to solve for the area
The quadrilateral shown is a trapezoid
It's a trapezoid because it has four sides and one pair of parallel sides ( side AD and side BC are both formed vertically making them parallel as they can be extended an infinite length and will never intersect. ) This being the properties of a trapezoid
Now that we have identified the type of quadrilateral that the figure is, let's find the area.
Area of a trapezoid formula:
A = (a+b/2)h
Where a and b = bases and h = height
* Identify variable of quadrilateral shown*
( Note that each unit = 1cm )
The bases have lengths of 4 units (4cm) and 2 units (2cm)
The height can be represented by an imaginary line from a to c
From a to c is 4 units (4cm)
Now that we have identified the variables let's plug them into the formula
A = (a+b/2)h
a = 4
b = 2
h = 4
* Plug the variables into the formula *
A = (4+2)/(2)4
If you plug this into a calculator you get that the area is 12
If you need the work for evaluation here it is:
Evaluate using PEMDAS
Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication and Division ( left to right)
Addition and Subtraction ( left to right )
(4+2)/2 * 4
First step is to evaluate the operations inside of the parenthesis (4+2)
6/2 * 4
The next step is to evaluate exponents
There are no exponents so we move on to multiplication and division evaluate whatever come first going left to right
First comes division
3 * 4
Then multiplication
A = 12.