CPM Homework Help : ACC6 Problem 8-23

Find the area of the shape at right. Show your steps.

A right trapezoid with horizontal parallel bases, comprised of a right triangle, on the left, and a rectangle on the right. Triangle has base of 10 meters, and rectangle has base of 21.25, and height of 7.6 meters.

Hint:

Start by finding the areas of each separate shape.

More Help 1:

$\text{Area of Triangle: } \frac{1}{2}\text{ (base)(height)}$
$\text{Area of Rectangle}:(\text{length})(\text{width})$

Same figure with triangle highlighted in orange and rectangle highlighted in purple.

More Help 2:

After you find the area of each separate shape, add the two areas together to find the total area of the shape.

Answer:

Total Area: $199.5 \text{ m}^2$
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