Question

What is the area, in square feet, of the shaded part of the rectangle below?

Answer 1

Answer:  208

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Work Shown:

A = area of the rectangle

A = length*width

A = 16*17

A = 272 sq ft

B = area of triangle

B = base*height/2

B = 16*8/2    ..... note that 17-9 = 8

B = 16*4

B = 64 sq ft

C = area of shaded trapezoid

C = A - B

C = 272 - 64

C = 208 sq ft

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Alternative Method:

Apply the trapezoid area formula

b1 = 17 and b2 = 9 are the parallel bases

h = 16 is the height perpendicular to either base

A = h*(b1+b2)/2

A = 16*(17+9)/2

A = 16*(26)/2

A = 16*13

A = 208 sq ft