Question

What is the area of the irregular figure below?

22 cm-
10 cm
- 36 cm
O
290 cm?
360 cm?
3,960 cm
7,920 cm

Answer 1

The answer should be 290 cm2, i will post a comment here later if it is wrong or not. Have a good day :)

Edit: It was correct

Answer 2

290 cm sq.

Explanation:

We can approximate this irregular figure as a trapezoid.

We know the area formula for a trapezoid is A = (1/2)*(base1 + base2)*height

A = (1/2)* (22 cm + 36 cm) * (10 cm)

A = (1/2) *( 58 cm)*10 cm

A = 29 cm * 10 cm

A = 290 cm sq.