Question

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An illustration shows rectangle extending to a triangle on the right. The top of the rectangle extends as the hypotenuse toward the bottom. The dimensions of the figure are as follows: the top is 8 centimeters, the left is 4 centimeters, and the bottom is 10 centimeters, including the side of the extended triangle.
What is the area of the figure in square centimeters?(1 point)
cm2

Answer 1

The rectangle area = 8 × 4 = 32 cm².
The right triangle on the right has base 10 − 8 = 2 cm and height 4 cm, so its area = 1/2 × 2 × 4 = 4 cm².
Total area = 32 + 4 = 36 cm².