Area of Composite Figures

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What is the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = length × width

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How do you find the area of a triangle?

Back

Area = 1/2 × base × height

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What is a composite figure?

Back

A composite figure is a shape made up of two or more simple shapes.

Front

How do you calculate the area of a composite figure?

Back

Find the area of each simple shape and then sum them up.

Front

What is the formula for the area of a circle?

Back

Area = π × radius²

Front

If a rectangle has a length of 10 m and a width of 5 m, what is its area?

Back

Area = 10 m × 5 m = 50 m²

Front

What is the area of a square with a side length of 4 cm?

Back

Area = side × side = 4 cm × 4 cm = 16 cm²

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How do you find the area of a trapezoid?

Back

Area = 1/2 × (base1 + base2) × height

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If a composite figure consists of a rectangle and a semicircle, how do you find its area?

Back

Calculate the area of the rectangle and the semicircle separately, then add them.

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What is the area of a parallelogram?

Back

Area = base × height