Note that area in question = area of △UYZ + area of trapezoid UYXW
m∠VUW + m∠WUY = 90°
m∠ZUY + m∠WUY = 90°
So
m∠VUW = m∠ZUY
By ASA congruence, △UVW is congruent to △UYZ.
area of △UVW + area of trapezoid UYXW = area of square UVXY = 5 * 5 = 25 sq units
Since △UVW is congruent to △UYZ,
area of △UYZ + area of trapezoid UYXW = area of △UVW + area of trapezoid UYXW = 25 sq units
(Also, I made this to help me figure it out because I was very lost on this problem for awhile! You can see that as the value of a changes, the area in question stays the same, at 25 sq units.)