Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of a triangle is one-half times the base times the height. The height of both triangles is 4 (the height of the triangle on the left is "outside" of the triangle). So the area of the triangle on the left is
[tex]A=\frac{1}{2}(6)(4)[/tex] so the area is 12
The area of the triangle on the right is
[tex]A=\frac{1}{2}(8)(4)[/tex] so the area is 16.
Adding those 2 areas together gives you a total area of 28 in squared.
