1.) estimate the area of the irregular shape. explain your method and show your work!

The best way to estimate the area of an irregular shape is to split the irregular shape into regular shapes and add the areas together. For instance you can split an irregular shape into sections of squares, rectangles, triangles, and/or circles; calculate the area of each of those shapes and then add them together to estimate the complete area of the irregular shape. Standard area formulas are as follows: Square - Area=side^squared Rectangle - Area=length*width Triangle - Area=(base*height)/2 Circle - Area=Pi*radius^squared.