С
13
8
7
15
-Step 1 Draw a horizontal line segment on the diagram that divides the
polygon into a rectangle and a triangle.
Step 2 Find the area of the rectangle.
A = bh=
Step 3 Find the area of the triangle.
b=16-
=
H
=
=
square units
h=13-
=
A = 1bh = 1.
square
units
Step 4 Add the areas from Steps 2 and 3 to find the total area.
A =
+
square units