Answer
Total area to be shingled = 1560 ft
Work Step by Step
We want to shingle the total area of the roof. Because of the roof's symmetry, we can find the area of one slant and multiply by two.
The length of the roof is 60 ft, and we need to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the width of the roof's component, as it serves as the hypotenuse for the attic. Dividing the side length of the house by 2, we have $w=\sqrt{5^2+12^2}=\sqrt{25+144}=13$.
The area of the roof, now including both components, is $a=(2)(60)(13)=1560$ ft.