Question

Find the area of the shape shown below.

Answer 1

Answer: 42units

Explanation: first skinny rectangle 12x1 then move on to triangle 12x5 it’s a triangle so divide 60 my 2 then 30+ 12= 42

Answer 2

Answer:
`42 units^(2)`

Step-by-step explanation:

We can divide this figure in a rectangle with base
`b=1 unit` and height
`h=12 units`; and a right triangle with base
`B=5 units` and height
`H=12 units`.

Now, the total area
`A` of the figure will be the area of the rectangle
`A_(rectangle)` plus the area of the triangle
`A_(triangle)`:

`A=A_(rectangle)+A_(triangle)`

Where:

`A_(rectangle)=(b)(h)=(1 unit)(12 units)=12 units^(2)`

`A_(triangle)=((B)(H))/(2)=((5 units)(12 units))/(2)=30 units^(2)`

Then:

`A=12 units^(2)+30 units^(2)`

`A=42 units^(2)` This is the area of the figure