find the area of the polygon?

Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
reqd.area=area of square ABCD + area of trapezoid(or trapezium)CEFG
BE=BC+CE=16+16
CD=CG+GD=8+8
A=16×16+1/2 (16+8)×16
=256+192
=448 sq. inches.
or
reqd. area=32×16-1/2(8×16)
=512-64
=448 sq. inches.