Question

Please help me.
Find the area of the image below:

Figure HIJKL is shown. H is at 0, 0. I is at negative 4, 5. J is at negative 1, 8. K is at 4, 8. L is at 1, 5.

24.6 square units
25.8 square units
26.3 square units
27.5 square units

Answer 1

0,0 -5,5 -1,8 4,8 1,5

Answer 2

I know that. how do I find the area?

Answer 3

dont you multiply

Answer 4

@pooja195 @YinYangInsane @AlexandervonHumboldt2

Answer 5

If I knew I'd do it. I searched on another open study and found the answer was D. but I need an explanation. not an answer.

Answer 6

@SolomonZelman @EclipsedStar @wwhitlock

Answer 7

area=length times width times hight or lxwxh

Answer 8

Thats how to find an area of a shape. Thanks for your help but you don't really understand what im doing.

Answer 9

what is the shape

Answer 10

wtf is that shape?

Answer 11

what damn grade r u in.

Answer 12

1st

Answer 13

Oh, are you in geometry too?

Answer 14

Yes. Module 6.

Answer 15

I had this last semester, isn't the shape a trapezoid?

Answer 16

So you're not in geometry then? because im already in segment 2.

Answer 17

A = a+b/2 *h is the area for trapezoid.

I'm in geometry, just in second semester.

Answer 18

you struggling with this basic retricegeometry

Answer 19

Second semester is after winter break.

Answer 20

I needed help with this too, because there are so many area formulas to remember for a lot of shapes.

Answer 21

Its 27.5 I got it right lol (:

Answer 22

I had got 27.5

Answer 23

Good job! If you need help with concave polygons, this will help: http://math.tutorvista.com/geometry/concave-polygon.html

Answer 24

all you need are formulas