Question

The figure on the right is made up of 5 squares.

Each side of the square is 7 cm.
What is the area of the figure?

Answer 1

Answer:
`245cm^(2)`

Explanation:

The formula for calculating the area of a square is given by :

Area =
`l^(2)`

where
`l` is the length of a side .

Therefore , the area of one of the square given implies :

Area =
`7^(2)`

Area
`= 49`

And since there are 5 squares in all , the area will therefore be :

Area =
`5` x
`49`

Area =
`245cm^(2)`

Therefore: the area of the shape is
`245cm^(2)`