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What is the area of this figure?

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

234 square millimeters

Explanation:

You want the area of the irregular polygon shown.

Composition

There are always several ways you can find the area of a figure like this. In the attachment we have shown extensions of the vertical and horizontal lines that will divide the figure into a triangle and two rectangles.

Triangle area

The triangle has a base of 12 mm and a height of 13 mm. Its area is ...

A = 1/2bh

A = 1/2(12 mm)(13 mm) = 78 mm²

Rectangle area

The upper rectangle has a width of 8 mm and a length of 14 mm. Its area is ...

A = LW

A = (14 mm)(8 mm) = 112 mm²

The lower rectangle has a width of 4 mm and a length of 11 mm. Its area is ...

A = (4 mm)(11 mm) = 44 mm²

Total area

The area of the figure is the sum of the areas of its parts:

total area = triangle area + upper rectangle + lower rectangle

total area = 78 mm² + 112 mm² + 44 mm² = 234 mm²

The area of the figure is 234 square millimeters.

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