The company's sign has two(2) congruent trapezoids and two(2) congruent right angled triangle.
The area of the figure is:
[tex]A_{\text{figure}}=2A_{\text{trapezoid}}+2A_{\text{triangle}}[/tex]The area of a trapezoid is given by the formula:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A_{\text{trapezoid}}=\frac{1}{2}(a+b)h \\ \text{where a and b are opposite sides of the trapezoid} \\ h\text{ is the height} \end{gathered}[/tex]Thus, we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A_{\text{trapezoid}}=\frac{1}{2}(1\frac{1}{2}+3)2 \\ A_{\text{trapezoid}}=\frac{1}{2}(1.5+3)2 \\ A_{\text{trapezoid}}=\frac{1}{2}\times4.5\times2=4.5m^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]Area of a triangle is given by the formula:
[tex]A_{\text{triangle}}=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height[/tex]Thus, we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A_{\text{triangle}}=\frac{1}{2}\times2\times1\frac{1}{2} \\ A_{\text{triangle}}=\frac{1}{2}\times2\times1.5=1.5m^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence, the area of the company's sign is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=(2\times4.5)+(2\times1.5) \\ A=9+3=12m^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]