Question

What is the area of the figure?











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Answer 1

@pooja195

Answer 2

@Data_LG2

Answer 3

this is similar to the trapezoid problem you had before

Answer 4

if you want to find the area of the whole figure, you should break it up into the area of the trapezoid + the area of the triangle. do you see what i mean?

Answer 5

yea a little keep going I think I will catch on

Answer 6

like, you have a diamond shape, the top part being a trapezoid where Area = [(a+b)/2] * h

and the bottom part being a triangle, of Area = (1/2)b*h

so in order to find the area of the whole thing, first get the area of the seperate parts.

Answer 7

oh ok

Answer 8

knowing the base of the triangle is 18, and the height is 12, can you find the area?

Answer 9

likewise, for the trapezoid a = 14 and b = 18. the height, i'll leave you to figure out hehe

Answer 10

wouldn't the hight be 17

Answer 11

the height of the diamond overall is 17. likewise, the height of the triangle is only 12

Answer 12

leaving the rest of the height to the trapezoid. it's just a little extra step thrown into the problem for whatever reason lol

Answer 13

to get you confused because it worked on me

Answer 14

lol yeah. it wouldnt be fun though if the told you everything =P

Answer 15

they*

Answer 16

do you know what the final area might be then?

Answer 17

204 dummy alert

Answer 18

hmm. what did you get for the area of the triangle, and area of the trapezoid?

Answer 19

Area of triangle = (18*12)/2

Area of trapezoid = [(14+18)/2] * 5

Answer 20

ok so triangle 108 and the trapezoid is 80

Answer 21

yep. sorry computer like frekaing out hard to reply lol

Answer 22

ok so what do I do know do I divid are do I multiply

Answer 23

well it would be Area of triangle plus Area of trapezoid

or 108 + 80

Answer 24

its like if you want to know the total area of your house, you could measure the floor as a rectangle and the roof as a triangle. then the total area of your house, is just the area of your roof + first floor

Answer 25

so 188

Answer 26

indeed