Question

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

plz help!!

Answer 2

@ganeshie8

Answer 3

@zzr0ck3r

Answer 4

can u help? @Majestic4321

Answer 5

hold on a sec my computers slow

Answer 6

ok

Answer 7

Plz help!!!
@ganeshie8

Answer 8

plz help!!!!!!!

Answer 9

i would break it into a `triangle` and a `trapezoid`

Answer 10

if you're not good with trapezoids, you may break it into `triangles` and `rectangles`

Answer 11

i don't have the formula for a trapezoid

Answer 12

use triangles and rectangles

Answer 13

i did one of the triangles and then for the second one i couldn't find a third point

Answer 14

i did triangle afb

Answer 15

but then for the other one ed i couldn't find a third point

Answer 16

for triangle afb i got 13.5

Answer 17

is that right?

Answer 18

how did you get 13.5 for triangle AFB ?
base = ?
height = ?

Answer 19

9 and 3

Answer 20

are you sure base is really 9 ?
cuz when i counted i got 10... let me count again

Answer 21

i don't know i wasn't sure either

Answer 22

because there were half squares

Answer 23

ganeshie8 could you help me in my question? please

Answer 24

after this, @Frondona

Answer 25

ok

Answer 26

so i can subtract the x coordinates to get the length?

Answer 27

what do i get if i subtract the y coordinates?

Answer 28

sorry, go on

Answer 29

ok

Answer 30

if the line segment was vertical, you can subtract the y coordinates to get its length.

Answer 31

So, whats the area of triangle AFB ?

Answer 32

15

Answer 33

good, take a look at attached pic

Answer 34

you have one more triangle and rectangle

Answer 35

find their areas also

Answer 36

i did but for the bottom triangle there isn't a third point

Answer 37

you can create one

Answer 38

think of the intersection as a point

Answer 39

so i create a point?

Answer 40

why not

Answer 41

so the area of the triangle would be three?

Answer 42

Yep !

Answer 43

isn't that other shape a square?

Answer 44

because all the sides are equal?

Answer 45

good observation, yes its a square !

Answer 46

what is the area for it?

Answer 47

i don't have a formula

Answer 48

side x side

Answer 49

so 6 * 6?

Answer 50

Correct !

Answer 51

do for my answer i would explain the areas of the two triangles and the rectangle then add them up?