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A drawing of a sailboat was made using a rectangle and two right triangles, as shown.

What is the area of the drawing of the sailboat in square centimeters?

A drawing of a sailboat was made using a rectangle and two right triangles, as shown-example-1
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Answer:

45 square centimeters

Explanation:

we know that

The area of the figure is equal to the area pf a rectangle plus the area of two right triangles

so


A=(12)(2.5)+(1)/(2)(2)(6) +(1)/(2)(3)(6)


A=30+6+9=45\ cm^2

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