Question

The area of the composite shape shown is

ft2
6 ft
T
2 ft
1
5 ft
3 ft-

Answer 1

To find the area of a triangle, multiply the base by the height, and then divide by 2. The division by 2 comes from the fact that a parallelogram can be divided into 2 triangles. For example, in the diagram to the left, the area of each triangle is equal to one-half the area of the parallelogram.

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