Area of polygons worksheet

Findtheareaoftheshapeswhentheirverticesaregiven.

1 a.

triangle with vertices (-2, -10), (-2, -8), and (-6, -10).
 
 
1 b.

triangle with vertices (6, 8), (6, 9), and (-10, 8).
 
 
2 a.

triangle with vertices (-4, -6), (-4, -3), and (-3, -6).
 
 
2 b.

triangle with vertices (-6, 8), (-6, 1), and (9, 8).
 
 
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Answer Key

1 a. 

The area is 4 square units.

 
1 b. 

The area is 8 square units.

 
2 a. 

The area is 1.5 square units.

 
2 b. 

The area is 52.5 square units.

 


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