Answer:
32 units²
Step-by-step explanation:
This shape is made of 2 shapes that we know the formula for area. Those 2 shapes are 1 rectangle and 2 triangle's. We need to use the formula's to work out the area's of those 2 shape's and then add it together.
→ First of all the area of a triangle is 0.5 × base × height
→ The area of a rectangle is length × width
⇒ We will first work out the area of the triangle but we need the values. The height would 4 and the base length would be 4 so we put these values into the formula,
0.5 × base × height
0.5 × 4 × 4 = 8
So 8 units² is the area of the triangle.
But we have 2 triangles so we double this value so 16 units² is the area of the 2 triangle's
⇒ Now time to work out the area of the rectangle. The length is 4 and the width is 4 so
Width × Length
4 × 4 = 16
So the area of the rectangle is 16 units²
Now we add the two area's together so
16 + 16 = 32 units²
