Question

What is the area of the polygon?



A.
136.5 in2

B.
168 in2

C.
172.5 in2

D.
240 in2

Answer 1

Do you have a picture of the polygon @lordhelix8th ?

Answer 2

Nvm, lol.

Answer 3

Find the area of the triangle and find the area of the parallelogram, then add them together.

Answer 4

so it will be 9 times 7 plus 7 times 15?

Answer 5

Not quite. You have the 7 times 15 part correct. But what's the formula for the area of a traingle?

Answer 6

For the triangle:
\[A= \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }bh\]

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

Now, @lordhelix8th do you know the area formula for the parallelogram?

Answer 9

a=bh?

Answer 10

Yea

Answer 11

So, we 1st do the triangle.

Answer 12

do u mean what do we do first on the triangle

Answer 13

yea
Do u know the answer to the area for the triangle?

Answer 14

no, sorry im new to this kind of stuff :(

Answer 15

i know the answer is it 172.5?

Answer 16

@Music_me