Question

Help me find the area

Answer 1

The area of the given shape is 240 units².

Explanation:

Step 1;

Area of given shape = Area of the rectangle + Area of the triangle.

The rectangle measures a length of 20 units and a width of 10 units. The area of any given rectangle is the multiplication of its length and width.

The area of the rectangle
`=(length)(width) = (20)(10) = 200`.

So the area of the rectangle is 200 units².

Step 3:

The area of a triangle =
`(1)/(2) (baselength)(height)`

The base length of the triangle = 20 units

and the height of the triangle is 4 units.

The triangle's area =
`(1)/(2) (20)(4) = (1)/(2) (80) = 40`.

The area of the triangle is 40 units².

Step 4:

Area of the given shape =
`200 + 40 = 240.`

So the area of the given shape is 240 units².