Answer:
15/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello,
the area of a triangle is b*h/2
we can set BC as the base because AC is harder to calculate.
Then we draw an imaginary height.
There's no way to really explain, but the height would be 5 here, since 3 - -2 = 5
The base is 3
3*5/2 = 15/2
Thanks,
lacampanella
This problem can be completed in 2 ways. Both are acceptable.
Option 1:This is an isosceles trapezoid that can be divided into a rectangle and two congruent triangles.
The area of the rectangle is the base times the height.

The area of one of the triangles is half the base times the height.

The other triangle must have that area too.

The area is 56 square centimeters.
Option 2:We can use the area formula for the trapezoid.

Where

is the length of the shorter base
and

is the length of the longer base
and

is the height.
The length of the shorter base is 9.
The length of the longer base is 9+5+5, or 19.
The height is 4.


Same answer. The area is 56 square centimeters.
Both options are two acceptable ways the problem can be tackled.
Answer:
The answer is Perpendicular
It already is a decimal unless you mean a repeating decimal, it would be .26 with a line over the number.