A figure is shown on screen that is the shape of a flat block letter L. The base of the L is labeled twenty centimeters, the top horizontal segment is labeled 3 centimeters, the rightmost vertical segment is labeled 12 centimeters, the longest vertical side on the left is labeled fifteen centimeters, and the remaining horizontal side is labeled seventeen centimeters.

Show two different ways you could break the figure into rectangles to find its area. Find the area using each method, and show that both methods give the same answer.

Question

A figure is shown on screen that is the shape of a flat block letter L. The base of the L is labeled twenty centimeters, the top horizontal segment is labeled 3 centimeters, the rightmost vertical segment is labeled 12 centimeters, the longest vertical side on the left is labeled fifteen centimeters, and the remaining horizontal side is labeled seventeen centimeters.

Show two different ways you could break the figure into rectangles to find its area. Find the area using each method, and show that both methods give the same answer.