imconfused on area can someone help me

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anonymous · Answer

area of what shape?

anonymous · Answer

yeah, please ask ;)

anonymous · Answer

trapizoid

anonymous · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezoid

anonymous · Answer

Do you know the area of a rectange and the area of a triangle?

anonymous · Answer

uuhhhhhhhh no im horrible at math

anonymous · Answer

Ok, If you have a rectangle with length = l and width = w. Area = l*w

anonymous · Answer

Ringing any bells?

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

You have to carry out the sum of the area of a the rectangular object + the area of two triangles beside!

anonymous · Answer

Do you know the area of a square?

anonymous · Answer

you can just go to wikipedia and search for any shape you want.

anonymous · Answer

sorry but no

amistre64 · Answer

its like a dogpile in here :)

anonymous · Answer

Watch this video. http://www.khanacademy.org/video/area-and-perimeter?playlist=Geometry

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

Ok in order for you to get the area of a rectangle, you have to multiply both sized of the rectable. 

**************
*                    *
*                    *  b
*                    *   
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         a

A1= a*b

anonymous · Answer

I think she'll be better off watching the video and coming back if she has more questions.

anonymous · Answer

probably

anonymous · Answer

yeah, polpak is right. It is better for you to learn it by reading a tutorial. Links the other guys provided you before are really good and eassy to understand. If you have question after that, come back and ask again please. Good luck

anonymous · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

thank you guys i totatly get it know