Question

AREA OF THE POLYGON???

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 @saifoo.khan @habbster

Answer 2

wait im gonna put a picture

Answer 3

Break the diagram into pieces. Try it out!

Answer 4

Okay @habbster :) I broke them into 3 pieces @saifoo.khan

Answer 5

Perfect! Start working the area out.

Answer 6

yeah then add it

Answer 7

it is hard to draw on paint :(

Answer 8

How do you do that? :) Like, work it out? No worries, @habbster !

Answer 9

break it up like this (of course there are other ways to break it up)

Answer 10

Yup! That's how I did it @jim_thompson5910 but now what? :)

Answer 11

there are 3 regions:

19 x 12 region

2 x 17 region

3 x 3 region

Answer 12

uhhhh im not really good at drawing in paint too bad

Answer 13

but jim's drawing is just like mine

Answer 14

multiply out the dimensions of each region to get each individual piece's area

then add up each area to get the total area

Answer 15

Ohh So then you do 19 x 12 x 2 x 2 14 x 14 x 3 x 3 x3 ??

Answer 16

you don't multiply everything, you multiply only each length, width for each individual rectangle to get the separate areas

then you add up the individual areas

Answer 17

so when you split up the middle rectangle piece, is it 14 on the left side or is it 19?

Answer 18

large rectangle: 19x12 = 228 square units

medium sized rectangle: 2 x 17 = 34 square units

smallest rectangle: 3x3 =9 square units

Answer 19

Okay so then you just add up 228, 34, and 9? :)

Answer 20

I got 271 :)

Answer 21

same here

Answer 22

me too

Answer 23

Thank you guys!! :)