So to get this answer you need to split it into smaller shapes. We already have the squares so we know that 3*3 is 9 and then we double that because there are two of them.
So, so far we have 18+x
We need to take the middle shape and split it into two trapezoids.
The area for trapezoids is T=(a+b/2)h
So T= (3+7/2)5 T= 5*5=25 And then we would double that because there are two of them so 50 and then fill it in for x 18+50= 68 is the area of the figure.
Contradictions usually mean they go against established rules. Squaring a negative number is one example if it is in math. But just think of anything that goes against what is known.
