Question

The area of the rectangle shown in the figure below is ___.

• A. $a\times b$
• B. $a+b$
• C. $2\times (a+b)$
• D. $4\times (a+b)$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $a\times b$

Area is the region encloed by the boundary of a polygon. Area of a rectangle is given by length $\times$ breadth, i.e. $a\times b$.