Answer:
Area of the figure = 254.5 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
<u><em>Area of rectangle = Length × Width</em></u>
<u><em>Area of triangle = 1/2(base × Height)</em></u>
<em>Dividing the figure into parts for convenience</em>
So,
Rectangle 1 (the uppermost):
4 × 6 = 24 cm²
Rectangle 2 (below rectangle 1):
15 × 8 = 120 cm²
Rectangle 3 (with rectangle 2):
11 × 4 = 44 cm²
Triangle 1 :
1/2(7 × 19) = 133/2 = 66.5 cm²
<em>Now adding up all to get the area of the figure:</em>
Area of the figure = 24 + 120 + 44 + 66.5
Area of the figure = 254.5 cm²
Your number is 0, 4x6=24 and six less than six is 0
If you have at least as many equations as your have unknown variables, the 'system' is solvable (unless the equations are copies of eachother).
In this case, isolate one letter and plug it in the other. I'm going for the 2a in the bottom one (it doesn't matter)
2a - 4b = 12 => (divide by two and move the b's to the other side)
a = 6 + 2b. (plug this one into the top equation)
4(6+2b) + 6b = 10 => 24+8b+6b = 10 => 24 + 14b = 10 => 14b = -14 => b=-1
a = 6 + -2 = 4.
So a=4 and b=-1.
