Question

Please help with this question on area!

Answer 1

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is one-half times the base times the height. The height of both triangles is 4 (the height of the triangle on the left is "outside" of the triangle). So the area of the triangle on the left is

`A=(1)/(2)(6)(4)` so the area is 12

The area of the triangle on the right is

`A=(1)/(2)(8)(4)` so the area is 16.

Adding those 2 areas together gives you a total area of 28 in squared.