Question

What is the area of the polygon below?

Answer 1

`24 units^2`

Explanation:

Well we can divide the given polygon into smaller triangles.

The triangle on the upper right corner has a base of 4 units and a height of 3 units.

So we use the following formula,

`(b*h)/(2)`

4*3 = 12

12 / 2 = 6 units^2

Now we can do the bottom triangle.

It has a base of 4 units and a height of 1 unit.

So 4*1 = 4

4 / 2 = 2 units^2

Now for the top left triangle.

It has a base of 4 units and a height of 2 units.

So 4*2 = 8

8 / 2 = 4 units^2

Now all we have is the middle part.

Its a triangle with a base of 4 units and a height of 2 units.

So 4*2 = 8

8 / 2 = 4 units^2

6 + 2 + 4 + 4 = 16 units^2

Thus,

after adding everything up the total area of the polygon is 16 units^2.

Hope this helps :)