Question

what is the area of this figure?
11 cm
8 cm
4 cm
4 cm
18 cm
5 cm
6 cm
20 cm
square centimeters

Explanation:

Step1: Find base of bottom segment

Length: $20 - 5 - 4 = 11$ cm
Height: $6$ cm
Area: $11 \times 6 = 66$ cm²

Step2: Find base of middle segment

Length: $20 - 5 = 15$ cm
Height: $4$ cm
Area: $15 \times 4 = 60$ cm²

Step3: Find base of top segment

Length: $11$ cm
Height: $18 - 6 - 4 = 8$ cm
Area: $11 \times 8 = 88$ cm²

Step4: Sum all segment areas

Total Area: $66 + 60 + 88$

Answer:

214 square centimeters