Areas of a Polygon

Look at the figure below.  What method could be used to find the area of the two-dimensional figure?

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then subtract the areas.

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then multiply the areas.

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then divide the areas.

• Find the area of the trapezoid, find the area of the rectangle, and then add the areas.

What do you do if they ask you to find the area of ONLY the SHADED part? 

• Find the area of the shaded, find the area of the not shaded, and then ADD the shaded with the not shaded

• Find the area of the shaded polygon, find the area of the not shaded polygon and then SUBTRACT the shaded from the not shaded

• Find the area of the larger shape

Find the area of the figure shown.

• 34 units²

• 960 units²

• 220 units²

• 480 units²

Find the area of the composite figure

• 40

• 9

• 49

• 61

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 14 m²

• 120 m²

• 106 m²

• 134 m²

• 35 in²
• 2 in²
• 12 in²
• 35 in

Find the area of this composite figure

• 77 m²

• 78 m²

• 79 m²

• 80 m²

find the area of the kite using the formula: A = 1/2 * d₁*d₂.

• 19.5

• 78

• 39

• 27

Find the area of the figure

• 43 sq inches

• 102 sq inches

• 37 inches

• 90 sq inches

find the area

• 19.5

• 78

• 39

• 27