Question

What is the area of this polygon?

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units²
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Answer 1

Split the figure into 2 shapes a rectangle and a triangle.

Area of rectangle = 7 x 6 = 42 square units.

Area of triangle = 1/2 x 3 x 6 = 9 square units.

Total area = 42 +9 = 51 units^2