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Grade 6ChallengeArea of Triangles

Area of Triangles · Challenge problem

An arrowhead shape is drawn on a coordinate grid. Its corners, in order around the shape, are (0,0)(0, 0), (8,3)(8, 3), (0,6)(0, 6) and (3,3)(3, 3), and the last corner is joined back to (0,0)(0, 0). What is the area of the arrowhead, in square units?