Question

Find the area of the polygon shown in the figure.

Answer 1

`\boxed{16 \: units^2}`

Explanation:

Apply formula for area of a triangle.

Area of a triangle =
`(1)/(2) bh`

`b:base\\h:height`

The base is 4 units. The height is 8 units.

`(1)/(2) (4)(8)`

`(1)/(2) (32)=16`

Answer 2

Hey there!

Area for a triangle: 0.5bh, where b is the base, and h is the height.

Plugging in the values: 0.5(4)(8), or simplified to 16.

The area of the polygon is 16 units^2

Hope this helps :)