Question

kamal wants to find the area of the poly and a triangle. how can kamal find the area of the polygon? kamal can add the area of the rectangle and the area of the triangle shown. what is the area of the rectangle? area of rectangle = 12 square units what is the area of the triangle? area of triangle = square units area = \\( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \cdot \text { base } \cdot \text { height } \\)

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the base and height of the triangle

From the figure, the base of the triangle is \(4\) units and the height is \(4\) units.

Step2: Use the formula for the area of a triangle

The formula for the area of a triangle is \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height\). Substitute \(base = 4\) and \(height=4\) into the formula: \(A=\frac{1}{2}\times4\times4\).

Step3: Calculate the value

First, \(4\times4 = 16\), then \(\frac{1}{2}\times16=8\).

Answer:

\(8\)