Calculate the area of the figure below using the following information:

Area of triangle ABC = 23.85 square units

Area of triangle ACD = 29.4 square units

Area of triangle AED = 26.25 square units

Image of irregular pentagon with vertices points A, B, C, D, and E starting at upper left moving clockwise. Two dotted diagonal lines, one connecting vertices A and C, and the second connecting vertices A and D.

The area of the Figure ABCDE is ______ square units.

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Calculate the area of the figure below using the following information: 

Area of triangle ABC = 23.85 square units 

Area of triangle ACD = 29.4 square units 

Area of triangle AED = 26.25 square units 

Image of irregular pentagon with vertices points A, B, C, D, and E starting at upper left moving clockwise. Two dotted diagonal lines,  one connecting vertices A and C, and the second connecting vertices A and D. 

The area of the Figure ABCDE is ______ square units.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Add them up..

23.85 + 29.4 + 26.25

legends · Answer

Yea its true all you have to do is add them up.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks guys

anonymous · Answer

No problem, those triangles make up the whole figure, so adding their areas will give us the area of the entire figure :)