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PLEASE ANSWER QUICKLY!!! Find the area of the following shape

PLEASE ANSWER QUICKLY!!! Find the area of the following shape-example-1

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Answer:

30 cm²

Explanation:

You want to know the area of the given shape.

Parallelogram

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is ...

A = bh

A line from B to E divides the figure into two congruent parallelograms, each having a base of 5 cm and a height of 3 cm.

The area of the figure is ...

A = 2 × (5 cm)(3 cm) = 30 cm²

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Additional comment

If you draw a line from F to D you get a triangle FED that perfectly matches the space ABC. Moving ∆FED to fill ∆ABC transforms the figure into a rectangle that is 5 cm high and 6 cm wide. Its area is (5 cm)(6 cm) = 30 cm².

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