Question

5. Find the area of the figure below:
5 cm
4 cm
2cm
5 cm

Answer 1

33 cm^2

Explanation:

To find the are of the figure as a whole, find the area of each rectangle individually and then add them together.

The area of a rectangle is
`A = bh`, so the area of the small rectangle would be
`4*2`, or
`8cm^2`.

The area of the larger rectangle would be
`5*5`, or
`25cm^2`.

So, adding those areas together, we get
`33cm^2` as the area of the whole figure.