Answer:
The total area of the figure is 68.5 square centimeters.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the total area, we must concieve it by the sum of areas of smaller triangles and rectangles. We present our strategy in the image attached below:
[tex]A = A_{1}+A_{2}+A_{3}+A_{4}+A_{5}[/tex] (1)
Where all areas are measured in square centimeters.
Please notice that [tex]A_{2}[/tex], [tex]A_{3}[/tex] and [tex]A_{5}[/tex] are triangles and [tex]A_{1}[/tex] and [tex]A_{4}[/tex] are rectangles.
The resulting area is calculated below:
[tex]A = (1)\cdot (2) + \frac{1}{2}\cdot (2)^{2} +\frac{1}{2}\cdot (3)\cdot (7)+(9)\cdot (5)+\frac{1}{2}\cdot (2)\cdot (9)[/tex]
[tex]A = 68.5\,cm^{2}[/tex]
The total area of the figure is 68.5 square centimeters.
