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OpenStudy (sbuck98):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Isn't this 75 sq.cm?

OpenStudy (sbuck98):

Could you explain to me how? @diy_sirens49

OpenStudy (sbuck98):

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OpenStudy (kdr1308):

I agree with @diy_sirens49

OpenStudy (sbuck98):

I need someone to explain how @Kdr1308

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh, I made a mistake- it's not 75 sq. cm, it's 62.5 sq cm. It's pretty simple @sbuck98. First, you find the area of both the squares. Since they're both congruent, both of the squares are going to have equal sides of 5 cm. So because the formula for finding area is height x width, you multiply 5 by 5 to get the area of one square, which is 25 sq cm. Both the squares should be the same size, so it's 50 sq. cm if you combine the area of both squares. Then, you find the area of the triangle, which is half of a square. Since it's half a square, you simply divide 25 (the area of a full square) by two, which equals 12.5. You add that to 50 and presto...62.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I hope that helps..

OpenStudy (sbuck98):

it does, thank you.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You're very welcome ^-^

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