Question

The complex polygon below represents the layout of a parking lot. Find the area of the parking lot in square meters.

Answer 1

Answer:

The area of the parking lot is: 144cm^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

See attachment for polygon

Required

The area of the parking lot

The attached plot has 6 congruent triangles with the following dimension;

$Base = 6cm$

$Height = 8cm$

$Area = \frac{1}{2} * Base * Height$

$Area = \frac{1}{2} * 6cm * 8cm$

$Area = 24cm^2$

The area of the 6 triangles is:

Area = 6 * Area of 1 triangle

$Area = 6 * 24cm^2$

$Area = 144cm^2$