Question

What is the area, in square meters, of the shaded part of the rectangle below?

6 m
14 m
13 m

Answer 1

130 meters squared

Explanation:

14-6=8

8*13/2=52

14*13=182

182-52=130 meters

Answer 2

130 square metres

Explanation:

The shaded area is a trapezium.

Therefore, the rule for its area is base1+base2/2xh

base1=6

base2=14

height = 13

Therefore, 6+14/2 x 13

= 130

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