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.

Figure ABCDEF is shown. A is located at 5, negative 8. B is located at 11, negative 8. C is located at 11, 0. D is located at 6, negative 3. E is located at 4, negative 3. F is located at 0, negative 6.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Describe a method you can use to find the area of the following shape
find the area of the maximum rectangle formed then subtract the section not a part of the figure. to find the area of the unshaded portion, outside the figure visualize known shapes and use the appropriate formula to calculate the area to be subtracted.

one possibility
rectangle 11 *8 = 88
-{triangle with one side AF + triangle with one side EF + trapezoid}
88 - { (1/2)*5*2 + (1/2)(6-3)*4 + (1/2)(6 + 11)*3

another possibility
rectangle 88 - {trapezoid boundary x = 0 and x = 4+ trapezoid x =4 and x = 11+ triangle with AF (1/2)4*2 }