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What is the area of the composite figure? ___ units^2

What is the area of the composite figure? ___ units^2-example-1
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Answer:

34 square units

Explanation:

The figure can be considered to be a trapezoid with a rectangle removed.

The area of the trapezoid is ...

A = (1/2)(b1 +b2)h

A = (1/2)(10 +6)(5) = 40

The area of the rectangle is ...

A = LW

A = (3)(2) = 6

Then the area of the shaded portion of the figure is ...

shaded area = trapezoid area - rectangle area

= 40 - 6 = 34 . . . square units

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