Question

What is the area of ABCDE?____sq cm
got very confused on this part

Answer 1

A= 30 sq. cm

Explanation:

We want to find the area of both triangles seprately than add them together. For the area of a traingle, we use the equation 1/2 base times height. For triangle ABE we do this:

`A = (1)/(2) (12)(4)`

`A = (6) (4)`

`A = 24`

For triangle BDC, we do this:

`A = (1)/(2) (6) (2)`

`A = (3) (2)`

`A=6`

Now we have to add both areas ot get A=30 sq cm