What is the total area, in square meters, of the shaded sections of the trapezoid below? Help
See the picture

56.16 m²

Step-by-step explanation:

→ Work out the area of the middle rectangle

7.2 × 7.6 = 54.72 m²

→ Work out the area of the triangle on the left side

0.5 × 7 × 7.2 = 25.2 m²

→ Work out the area of the triangle on the right side

0.5 × 8.6 × 7.2 = 30.96 m²

→ As it asks for the shaded area, add up the triangle area

30.96 + 25.2 = 56.16 m²

the area of a triangle is determined by the formula: base x height * 1/2

you'll need to assign a base to the triangle. based on the vertices given, the simplest base would be the line segment from (-2,1) to (2,1). the distance between any two numbers is found by just subtracting them. here, you should subtract the x values to find the distance of this side.

2 - (-2) = 4.

so the distance (aka the length of the base) is 4. the height of the triangle is the distance between the base and the highest point on the triangle which is (3,4). we should subtract the y values this time to find the height/distance.

4 - 1 = 3

so the height is 3.

base = 4

height = 3

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hi there

the slope is 1/3.

this is because from the y-intercept, you go up one, and you go to the right three, to get to the next exact point on the graph. this is known at the “rise over run.”

p.s. (if you need it).your y-intercept is -2, because that is the point on the graph where the line crosses the y-axis.

hope that : )