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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How would I find the area of a polygon with the vertices of (-4, 5), (-1, 5), (-4, -3) and (4, 3).

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

graph the polygon and see what shape it is first and then use the appropriate formula

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it is a trapezoid

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

No Not a trapezoid |dw:1370560614367:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sorry, that last one was supposed to be (4, -3)

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

you can divide this area into right triangles and rectangle and find individual areas , and add them |dw:1370560809337:dw|

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