What is the area of this polygon?
A) 24 cm2
B) 16 cm2
C) 40 cm2
D) 18 cm2

C) 40 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

area of top triangle = 1/2 x 8 x 6 = 24 cm²

area of bottom triangle = 1/2 x 8 x 4 = 16 cm²

24 cm² + 16 cm² = 40 cm²

none of the above.

for one of the equations to be used in the process, there has to be a term in the equation since squared is .

since there is only a term in the first equation, we cannot derive a from completing the square.

solving with completing the square