Area of polygons worksheet

Findtheareaoftheshapeswhentheirverticesaregiven.

1 a.

pentagon with vertices (-6, 10), (-3, 7), (8, 7), (4, -7), and (-5, -2).
 
 
1 b.

hexagon with vertices (-9, 6), (1, 2), (5, 9), (3, -9), (-2, -2), and (-10, -4).
 
 
2 a.

quadrilateral with vertices (-10, 10), (7, 9), (0, -3), and (-9, -3).
 
 
2 b.

quadrilateral with vertices (-10, 3), (2, 1), (5, -10), and (-8, -7).
 
 
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Answer Key

1 a. 

The area is 139 square units.

 
1 b. 

The area is 114.5 square units.

 
2 a. 

The area is 164 square units.

 
2 b. 

The area is 125 square units.

 


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