Question

Find the area of a shape, help!!

Answer 1

I need help figuring out the area of this shape

Answer 2

perhaps break the shape into familiar shapes, i.e right angles triangles and rectangles

Answer 3

^^

Answer 4

@chris00 would this be correct? I break the top part into a triangle which gives me an area of 30 and the bottom in to a parallelogram that gives me an area of 42 for a total area of 72

Answer 5

don't use a parraellogram for the bottom section, draw a perpendicular from point E to point D, and that is another right angled triangle. then you solve for the area of the rectangle.

Answer 6

draw a perpendicular from point A to point E too. and then a horizontal line from E to B

Answer 7

you can break it into 2 triangles and a big rectangle

Answer 8

^^

Answer 9

Thank you so much!

Answer 10

let me know what you get

Answer 11

@chris00 I got 54

Answer 12

YEEEEEEEEE

Answer 13

good work

Answer 14

make sure you use units. area is 54 units squared

Answer 15

Thank you so much for the help!!!

Answer 16

: ) no worries