Q 24 Find the area of the following figure - Maths - Perimeter and Area

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Q 24 Find the area of the following figure

Neha Sethi · Accepted Answer

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Clearly BDE is a right angled triangle So, by pythagoras theoremBD2=BE2+DE2⇒BD2=82+62⇒BD2=64+36⇒BD2=100⇒BD=100⇒BD=10 unitsAlso, AC=BD=10 unitsNow, area of figure=Area of ABCD+Area of △BED=AC×CD+12×BE×DE=10×12+12×8×6=120+24=144 sq units
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Q.24. Find the area of the following figure.