Question

What is the area of this figure?

Answer 1

Find the area of the square first
Area = Length x Width
Area = 5 x 5
Area = 25

Now find the area of the triangle
Area = 1/2(Height x Base)
Area = 1/2(4 x 5)
Area = 1/2(20)
Area = 10

Now add area
25 + 10 = 35
35 cm$^{2}$ is your answer

Answer 2

Hi there! The answer is 35 cm^2

The easiest way to find the area of this figure, is to split it up into two parts.

1. The square, which has an area of
$length \: \times width$
$5 \: cm \: \times 5 \: cm \: = 25 \: {cm}^{2}$

2. The triangle, which has an area of
$0.5 \times base \: \times height$
$0.5 \times 5 \: cm \: \times 4 \: cm \: = 10 \: {cm}^{2}$

Finally we add up these two answers and we find that the area of the figure is 10 cm^2 + 25 cm^2 = 35 cm^2.