Question

Find the area of this shape

Answer 1

So you have 2 identical big triangles with the h = 5.75 and b = 4: 

A=(1/2)bh=(1/2)*4*5.75=11.5
11.5*2=23

Then you have to smaller identical triangles with the h =2 and b=(4+4-4)/2=2

A=(1/2)*2*2=2
2*2=4

Then you have a rectangle:
A=bh=4*2=8

Add all the calculated areas: 
A=23+4+8=35

The area of the shape is therefore 35 cm^2

Hope that helped.