The area of the figure is 112 square meters
How to find the ara of plane figures
From the figure shown;
Area = Area of the two triangles + area of a rectangle
Area of the 2 triangles = 2[0.5(8)(5))]
Area of the 2 triangles = 2(20)
Area of the 2 triangles = 40 square meters
Area of the rectangle = length * width
Area of the rectangle = 9 * 8
Area of the rectangle = 72 square meters
Area of the figure = 40 +72
Area of the figure = 112 square meters
Hence the area of the figure is 112 square meters
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