Okay so here's what you do. The arrows mean the the sides are the same length so the > line is 20in. And then they cut this up into 2 triangles and a trapezoid. BUT If you look closely 1 of the Triangles and the Trapizoid make a Parallelogram. The formula for finding the area of a Paralellogram is just b*h. So then you just need to find the area of the other triangle which would be 8*20/2 (the formula is b*h/2 for triangles) and then you add those to answers together. (So it's 20*16+8*20)
Answer:
or 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given


Required
Find y

Substitute 


Collect like terms


Split the surd


Rationalize


Take LCM and add


or solve as:


2(a+bc)=2a+2bc
3.(ab-cb-ba+bc)= 3ab-3cb-3ba+3bc
Since the brackets and multiplication have a higher order than the rest.
Cb=Bc
Ab=ba
Ac=Ca
Because multiplication is commutative.
2a+2bc + cb +ab + ac -(3ab-3cb-3ba+3bc)
2a + 2bc + cb + ab + ac(+ -3ab - - 3cb - -3ba +-3bc)
2a + 2bc + cb + ab + ac -3ab + 3cb + 3ba -3bc
2a + (2bc-3bc +cb + 3cb ) + (ab -3ab + 3ba) + ac
=2a + 3cb + ba+ ac OR 2a +3bc + ab + ac
The Or is just a different way to write it.
Hope this helps