4.7 Checkpoint - Composite Area Intro

Check off the shapes you see in this composite figure.

• Triangle

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

What formulas would you need in order to find the areas of the smaller shapes in this figure?

•  $A=\frac{1}{2}bh$  

•  $A=bh$  

•  $A=\frac{1}{2}\left(b_1+b_2\right)h$  

Composite means...

• 2 Dimensional

• Made up of different parts

• Challenging

• Singular

The first step you should take when you are solving for the area of a composite figure is...

• Split the figure into shapes you know

• Solve

• Multiply

• Add

What would be the base of the triangle?

• 14

• 6

• 8

What would be the height of the triangle?

• 10

• 18

• 11

• 7

Check off the shapes you see in this composite figure.

• Triangle

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

What formulas would you need in order to find the areas of the smaller shapes in this figure?

• $A=\frac{1}{2}bh$

• $A=bh$

• $A=\frac{1}{2}\left(b_1+b_2\right)h$

What is the area of this figure?

(a)  

What is the area of this figure?

(a)