Question

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Describe a method you can use to find the area of the following shape. Provide specific details in your answer, including coordinates and descriptions of shapes used. Then, find the actual area of the figure.

Answer 1

@amistre64

Answer 2

@amistre64 help plz

Answer 3

draw a line between A and C.

Answer 4

put a point a (-2,3) and draw a line between this point and point F

Answer 5

then ??

Answer 6

then look for some shapes you recognize
and that you know how to find the area of.

Answer 7

Here is what it looks like with some lines drawn in

Answer 8

all the points form a triangle

Answer 9

pick out a shape that is part of the whole figure.
can you do that ?

Answer 10

there is a square GHDC right ??

Answer 11

I did not check if it's a square or rectangle. But whatever it is, we know how to find its area, right ?

Answer 12

a=s^4 right ??

Answer 13

s^4 means s*s*s*s

area is base * height
for a square the base and the height are the same size, so s*s
or s^2

Answer 14

but how to find the high and base in a coordinate plan ??

Answer 15

how far apart are C and D? count the little boxes
that will be the base
now find the distance from C to G (count the boxes or steps up)

Answer 16

base = 6 c to g = 6??

Answer 17

yes. which makes the figure a square, because base= height
what is the area of this square ?

Answer 18

a=36

Answer 19

OK, now you know part of the answer. You need to find the area of another shape.

so far, you know this:

Answer 20

triangle ABC

Answer 21

@phi how to find the area of triangle on a coordinate plan ??

Answer 22

Can you look up in your notes the area of a triangle ?