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?

Answer 1

To find the area of the dreidel cutout, we need to calculate the area of each individual shape separately and then add them together.

1. The dreidel cutout consists of a large triangle and a smaller triangle at the bottom. Let's calculate the area of each shape.

2. The large triangle has a base of 6 cm and a height of 6 cm. The formula for the area of a triangle is A = 0.5 * base * height. Substituting the values, we get A = 0.5 * 6 cm * 6 cm = 18 square cm.

3. The smaller triangle has a base of 2 cm and a height of 6 cm. Using the same formula, A = 0.5 * 2 cm * 6 cm = 6 square cm.

4. Add the areas of both triangles to get the total area of the dreidel cutout:

Total Area = 18 square cm + 6 square cm = 24 square cm.

Therefore, the area of the dreidel cutout is 24 square cm.