Question

Find the area of the figure

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

there is one central rectangle :

from (-4, 2) to (2, -2).

that means it dimensions are 6×4 (for x from -4 to +3, for y from +2 to -2).

and then there are 3 additional triangles

(2, -4) (2, 2) (6, 2)

(-4, -2) (2, -2) (2, -4)

(-6, 2) (-4, 2) (-4, -2)

with the leg lengths

(2, -4) to (2, 2) = 6, and (2, 2) to (6, 2) = 4

(-4, -2) to (2, -2) = 6, and (2, -2) to 2, -4) = 2

(-6, 2) to (-4, 2) = 2, and (-4, 2) to (-4, -2) = 4

the area of the rectangle is

6×4 = 24 square units

the area of the first triangle is

6×4/2 = 3×4 = 12 square units

the area of the second triangle is

6×2/2 = 6 square units

the area of the third triangle is

2×4 = 8 square units.

so, the total area is

24 + 12 + 6 + 8 = 50 square units.