Answer:
Divide it into a square and a rectangle
The area is 56 m^2
Step-by-step explanation:
First, you have to divide the shape to get easier shapes to find the area. We are going to draw a line and we will get a square and a rectangle. This is in the attachment.
We know that to get the area of a square and a rectangle we use the formula:
A=b*h
where
A is the area
b is the base
h is the height
After drawing the line we get a square of 4m each side and a rectangle with b=10 m and h=4m.
Now we get the area of each of the shapes.
Square:
A = 4m * 4m
A = 16 m^2
Rectangle:
A = 10m * 4m
A = 40m^2
Now we add the area of the rectangle and the area of the square to get the total area:
Total Area = 16m^2 + 40m^2
Total Area = 56m^2
