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Marcus loves baseball and wants to create a home plate for his house. Marcus needs to calculate the area of the home plate at the ball field so he can reconstruct it when he gets home. Calculate the area of the polygon. Pentagon with square measuring 8 inches by 5 inches and two triangles with heights of 7 inches and 6 inches.


72.5 in2


75.5 in2


83 in2


96 in2

Verified Answer :

LunaW00f

Answer:

C, 83 in2

Step-by-step explanation:

5x8 + (1/2) x 8 x 7 + (1/2) x 5 x 6 = 83 in2

(PS I did the question and I got it right)

lhmarianateixeira

In this exercise we have to have knowledge about polygons, so we find that:

Letter C

In this exercise we have to have knowledge about polygons, so we find that:

  • Pentagon with square measuring 8 inches by 5 inches and two triangles with heights of 7 inches and 6 inches.

Thus, we find that the area will be:

\(5*8 + (1/2)* 8 * 7 + (1/2) * 5 * 6 = 83 in^2\)

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