Question

Use the formulas developed in this section to find the area of the figure.
  
16 m
9.7 m
9 m
9.3 m
22 m

Answer 1

I don't see the figure — I only have the five side lengths (16 m, 9.7 m, 9 m, 9.3 m, 22 m). Could you either upload the diagram or describe its shape (which sides are adjacent, where the right angles or parallel sides are, any diagonals or heights shown)?

If you can't attach the picture, here are the likely methods you would use once the shape is known — tell me which fits and I will compute the area:

- If the figure is a composite of rectangles/triangles/trapezoids: decompose the shape into those pieces and apply
- rectangle area = base × height
- triangle area = 1/2 × base × height
- trapezoid area = (b1 + b2)/2 × height
(you may need to find heights using Pythagorean theorem).

- If you are given three sides of a triangle: use Heron’s formula
- s = (a+b+c)/2, area = sqrt[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)]

- If it is a polygon with vertex coordinates: use the shoelace formula.

- If it’s an irregular polygon but you know all side lengths only (no angles or heights), you generally cannot find area uniquely without extra information.

Send the figure or more detail and I’ll compute the numeric area.