How to find the area of this figure

45 square units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Applying the pythagoras theorem:

Base of the bigger triangle = = = 12 units

Area of a triangle is given by × base × height

The area of the bigger triangle is   × 12 × 9 = 54 square units.

The area of the smallest triangle is   × (12 - 10) × 9 = 9 square units.

The area of the figure( required triangle) is 54 - 9 = 45 square units.

because they could drop even lower..

5x + 3y = - 4

step-by-step explanation:

the equation of a line in standard form is

ax + by = c ( a is a positive integer and b, c are integers )

express the line first of all in slope- intercept form

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y-intercept )

to calculate m use the gradient formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (7, - 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, - 8)

m = = -

y = - x + c ← is the partial equation

to find c substitute either of the 2 points into the partial equation

using (4, - 8 ), then

- 8 = - + c ⇒ c = -

y = - x - ← in slope-intercept form

multiply all terms by 3 to eliminate the fractions

3y = - 5x - 4 ( add 5x to both sides )

5x + 3y = - 4 ← in standard form