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17 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

First I cut this figure into 2 rectangles. One big and small one. (the big one is on top of the small rectangle).

For the big rectangle, I multiplied its length by its width.

The area of the big rectangle: 3cm * 5cm = 15cm²

For the smaller rectangle, I also multiplied its length and width.

The area of the small rectangle: 1cm * 2 cm = 2cm²

Add up its areas: 15+2

To get 17cm² as your final answer

option (b) is correct

step-by-step explanation:

to find the solution of this system, we need to convert it into reduced row-echelon form. we have,

after applying row operations r2 -> r2/2 and r3 -> r3/3, we get,