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?
(1 point)
in.2
The area of the dreidel can be calculated as the sum of the areas of the triangle, rectangle, and line.
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.