Explain with words how you find the area of the figure. then find the area.

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The answer to your question is 13x² - 14x

Step-by-step explanation:

Process

1.- Divide the figure in to sections to get to rectangles (see the picture below)

2.- Get the area of each rectangle

3.- Add the areas

2.- Area of a rectangle = base x height

Rectangle 1

      Area 1 = (3x - 7) (x)

                 = 3x² - 7x

Rectangle 2

      Area 2 = (5x + 2)(2x)

                  = 10x² + 4x

3.- Total area

     Area = (3x² - 7x) + (10x² - 7x)

              =  13x² - 14x

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