Area of Rectangles Squares Triangles Trapezoids Composite Rectangles

Find the area of this composite figure.

• 32 sq ft

• 44 sq ft

• 51.5 sq ft

• 54.5 sq ft

• rectangles

• squares

• parallelograms

• triangles

What is the correct formula for the area of a triangle?

The height and base must form a right angle (for squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids).

• True

• False

In a trapezoid the bases are always _____________.

• congruent

• parallel

• perpendicular

• triangle

• parallelogram

• trapezoid

• rectangle

Which of these geometric figures has only one pair of parallel sides?

• square

• rectangle

• parallelogram

• trapezoid

What types of plane figures can be used to subdivide a composite figure?

• Rectangles, circles, pentagons, trapezoids, hexagons, octagons

• Circles, ovals, hexagons, octagons, squares, triangles

• Triangles, rectangles, squares, trapezoids, parallelograms, circles, and semicircles

• Triangles, squares, circles, ovals, parallelograms

How can the area of a composite figure be calculated if the areas of the subdivisions are known?

• By dividing the areas of the subdivisions

• By multiplying the perimeters of the subdivisions

• By subtracting the areas of the subdivisions

• By adding the areas of the subdivisions

What attribute is used to determine the area of subdivisions in a composite figure?

• Area

• Perimeter

• Volume

• Circumference