Question

What is the area of the polygon?

Answer 1

If you draw line VR, it divides the figure into a 5×6 rectangle VRDE and a 6×3 triangle VRM.

The area is the sum of the areas of the rectangle and triangle:
   rectangle area = 5×6 = 30
   triangle area = (1/2)6×3 = 9
   total area = 30 + 9 = 39 units²