Question

What is the area of the quadrilateral?

A quadrilateral made up of two triangles. The figure is 8 meters tall at its tallest point, which is also the base of each triangle. The height of each triangle is 2 meters.

Answer 1

16m^2

Explanation:

Area of the quadrilateral = 2 * area of the traingle

are of the triangle = 1/2 * base * height

Area of 1 triangle = 1/2 * 8 * 2

Area of 1 triangle =8m^2

Area of the quadrilateral = 2 * 8

Area of the quadrilateral = 16m^2