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A figure is made up of a triangle and a rectangle. The triangle has a height of 8.5 inches and a base of 10 inches. The rectangle has dimensions of 9 inches×10 inches. What is the area of the figure?
Group of answer choices

132.5 in²

133.5

131.5

130.5


Sagot :

[tex]\sf are a \ of \ triangle : \frac{1}{2}*base *height[/tex]

[tex]\sf are a \ of \ rectangle : Length * Width[/tex]

total area :

[tex]\sf are a \ of \ rectangle + area \ of \ triangle[/tex]

[tex]\rightarrow \sf 9 * 10 + \frac{1}{2} *8.5*10[/tex]

[tex]\rightarrow \sf 132.5 \ in^2[/tex]