Area of Polygons Practice
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Question
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The outline shape of a dreidel, or spinning toy, is shown. The width of the line used to draw the image is 1 inch. The shape is a composite of a downward triangle with the point at the bottom, a rectangle, and a vertical line protruding from the center of the top of the rectangle. The width of the figure is 11 inches. The vertical height of the triangle is 2 inches. The vertical length of the rectangle is 10 inches, and the vertical length of the line at the top, or the spinner of the dreidel, is 2 inches.
Deena is putting up decorations for Hanukkah. One of her decorations is a picture of a spinning top called a dreidel. Her cutout is shown. What is the area of this dreidel?
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in.2
1 answer
Area of triangle = (base * height) / 2 = (11 * 2) / 2 = 11 in^2
Area of rectangle = base * height = 11 * 10 = 110 in^2
Area of line = width * length = 1 * 2 = 2 in^2
Total area of dreidel = 11 + 110 + 2 = 123 in^2
Therefore, the area of the dreidel is 123 square inches.