Answer:
40 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
the figure is made up of 1 square and 4 congruent triangles
area of the square (side x side)
4 * 4 = 16 cm²
area triangle (b x h) :2
(4 * 3) : 2 =
12 : 2 = 6 cm²
now we add the area of the square with the area of the 4 congruent triangles
16 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 =
40 cm²
