Let's break it up into 2 figures, the rectangle on the right with dimensions 3 x 10, and the rectangle on the left with dimensions 8 x 6. A = 3 x 10 A = 8 x 6
A = 30 A = 48
The sum of these two, 78, will represent the area of the total figure.
Thales was an ancient philosopher familiar with similar triangles. one story about him says that he found the height of a pyramid by measuring its shadow and his own shadow at the same time. if the person is 5-ft tall, what is the height of the pyramid in the drawing?