Question

Could someone help me find the area of this shape? I'm really bad with doing the distance formula.

Answer 1

What shape? @RivS

Answer 2

Figure ABCDEF is shown. A is located at 5, 6. B is located at 11, 3. C is located at 11, negative 3. D is located at 4, negative 3. E is located at 5, 3. F is located at 1, 3.

Answer 3

ok where is the shape

Answer 4

I dont know how to post the shape it wont let me?

Answer 5

http://learn.flvs.net/webdav/assessment_images/educator_geometry/v15/module06/0608_02_g5_q2.jpg

Answer 6

Area or perimeter?

Answer 7

Area

Answer 8

Let's try the triangle, count the units from the bottom to the tip of the triangle

Answer 9

Its at an angle. How do you count it like that?

Answer 10

Oh

Answer 11

From the bottom to the top its 3

Answer 12

@iGreen

Answer 13

Yep, now count the base.

Answer 14

10

Answer 15

So 1/2bh

Answer 16

Yep

Answer 17

1/2 * 10 * 3

Answer 18

That would be 1/2 10x3 = 30 = 15

Answer 19

So the area of the triangle is 15?

Answer 20

Yep

Answer 21

Ok

Answer 22

So how do i do the Trapezoid?

Answer 23

At least I think it's a trapezoid..

Answer 24

Yep

Answer 25

How would I do it?

Answer 26

Do I just find the distance between two points?

Answer 27

I mean two lines

Answer 28

\(A = \dfrac{1}{2}(b_1 + b_2) \times h\)

Answer 29

Nope, we just count units, there's no need to use the distance formula.

Answer 30

So which one is base 1?

Answer 31

Ok

Answer 32

The one on the top, but it doesn't really matter

Answer 33

A = 1/2 (7 + 6) x 6

Answer 34

A = 1/2 (13) x 6

Answer 35

A = 1/2 78

Answer 36

So the area is 39?

Answer 37

39 + 15 = 54

Answer 38

@iGreen Thanks for the help

Answer 39

Hold on

Answer 40

Yes, excellent work! \(\Huge\color{lime} \checkmark\)