Answer:
As shown in picture, this is a trapezoid.
The area of a trapezoid is calculated by:
A = (base1 + base2) x height x (1/2)
To work out A, we need to find out base1, base2, and height.
base1 = YZ = [tex]\sqrt{(Zx - Yx)^{2} + (Zy - Yy)^{2} } = \sqrt{(5 - 2)^{2} + (5 - 5)^{2} } = 3[/tex]
base2 = XW =[tex]\sqrt{(Wx - Xx)^{2} + (Wy - Xy)^{2} } = \sqrt{(8 - 1)^{2} + (1 - 1)^{2} } = 7[/tex]
Otherwise, the height (distance between base1 and base2) is 4 as shown in picture.
=> A = (3 + 7) x 4 x (1/2) = 20
Hope this helps!
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