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

i can focus with that pic

Answer 2

@rock_mit182

Answer 3

@rock_mit182 CAN YOU FOCUS NOW???

Answer 4

maybe but it seems the twins, need me

Answer 5

ok let's see, have you seen something related with " calculating the distance between two points ?

Answer 6

@rock_mit182 yes. kinda.

Answer 7

Area?
I think the best idea would be to break this shape into smaller rectangles and right triangles. Do you understand how to do that? :)

Answer 8

i know what you mean but i dont know how to do it @zepdrix

Answer 9

These shapes might be easier to find the area of.

Answer 10

The upper left triangle, has a height of 3, yes?
(Count the squares)

And a length of 4.

Answer 11

the square is = to 36. upper right triangle is = to 6?

Answer 12

base would be equal to : the distance between F and B

Answer 13

Hmm yes those both sound correct! :)

Answer 14

It's not too bad right? ^^
Just gotta break it into nice managable pieces.

Answer 15

so now what do i do?

Answer 16

Find the area of the two remaining triangles, then just add up all of those values! :)

Answer 17

The other two are also right triangles, so it shouldn't be too bad.
Just read the squares to calculate width and height.

Answer 18

Triangle + Triangle + Triangle + Square
\[\Large\rm A_1+A_2+A_3+A_4\]\[\Large\rm ~~~6+A_2+A_3+36\]What do you get for the other areas? :d

Answer 19

the upper right triangle is 11?

Answer 20

Hmmm no, not quite.
It shares a height with the other triangle.
So we know it has a height of 3.

Count the boxes missy! :O
I think it's 6 boxes that form the width, yes?

Answer 21

its 9!

Answer 22

? :(

Answer 23

half 18 is 9. Yes good job c:

Answer 24

so what about the other triangle or lil right angle next to the square?

Answer 25

\[\Large\rm ~~~6+9+A_3+36\]

Answer 26

One more triangle?
Come on you can do it!! :d
How many squares in each direction?

Answer 27

3+6+9+36= 54

Answer 28

Yay good job!
\c:/

Answer 29

IM DONE?????????????

Answer 30

Well you did the last part which is `find the actual area of the figure`

Answer 31

Do you think you can use some of the stuff we did and put it into your own words to answer the earlier part?

Answer 32

yes i did :)

Answer 33

It seems they would like you to include something about the coordinates....
I would say something like this.. here's something to help get you going...

One of our composite shapes is a right triangle with vertices (5,3), (5,-3), and (4,-3).

Answer 34

I was able to calculate the height by doing .. blah blah blah....
yah something like that -_-