Question

How can you break up the figure into familiar shapes to determine the area?

Answer 1

Break it off where the triangle goes into a square/ rectangle

Answer 2

Answer:

The figure can be separated into a right angled triangle and a rectangle

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the base of the triangle, you subtract 4/3 ft from 5 ft...hence, the base is 3.67 ft

Area of the triangle = 1/2 (Base x Perpendicular height)

= 1/2(3.67 x 2)

= 3.67ft^2

Area of rectangle = Length x Width

= 4/3 x 1/3

= 0.44ft^2

Total area = area of rectangle + area of triangle

= 0.44ft^2 + 3.67ft^2

= 4.114ft^2