Question

Find the area of this polygon

Answer 1

Answer:   12 square units

Explanation:

Rectangle ABDE is 4 units across the horizontal, and 2 units tall.

The area of this rectangle is length*width = 4*2 = 8 square units.

Triangle BCD has a base of 4 and height 2. The area of which is base*height/2 = 4*2/2 = 4 square units.

The total area is

rectangle + triangle = 8 + 4 = 12 square units