Question

Mia found the area of a polygon The area is 32 square cm.

Answer 1

Answer:

Only the isosceles trapezoid has an area of 32 cm².

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's calculate the area of each polygon.

For the two triangles we have:

$A_{t} = \frac{bh}{2} = \frac{2 cm*4 cm}{2} = 4 cm^{2}$

This polygon does not have an area of 32 cm².

For the rectangle we have:

$A_{r} = bh = 6 cm*4 cm = 24 cm^{2}$

This polygon does not have an area of 32 cm².

For the rectangle trapezoid we have:

$A_{rt} = A_{t} + A_{r} = (4 + 24) cm^{2} = 28 cm^{2}$

So, this polygon does not have an area of 32 cm².

Finally, for the isosceles trapezoid:

$A_{it} = A_{t}*2 + A_{r} = (4*2 + 24) cm^{2} = 32 cm^{2}$

This polygon does have an area of 32 cm².

   

Therefore, only the isosceles trapezoid has an area of 32 cm².

I hope it helps you!