Identifying Composite Figures

What shapes create this composite figure?

• Rectangle

• Triangle

• Circle

• All of the above

What shapes create this composite figure?

• 2 rectangles

• One rectangle

• Not enough information to determine the amount of shapes

What shapes create this composite figure?

• triangle and 1 rectangle

• 2 triangles and 2 rectangles

• 2 triangles and 1 rectangle

What shapes create this composite figure?

• Rectangle and semi-circle

• Circle and rectangle

• 2 semi-circles and rectangle

• 2 rectangles and 1 circle

What is the area of this composite figure?

• 27 in²

• 36 in²

• 18 in²

• I have no idea

What is a composite figure??

• A composite figure is a figure that is composed of a variety of 3-dimensional shapes.

• A composite figure is a figure that is composed of a variety of 2-dimensional shapes.

What shapes create the composite figure?

• Circle and rectangle

• Rectangle and Semi-circle

• Trapezoid and circle

• Square and semi-circle

To find the area of a composite figure you must break the irregular figure into common shapes then find the area of each shape and 

• subtract them

• add them together

• multiply them

• divide them

Find the area of the composite figure

• 40

• 9

• 49

• 61

Mr. Hubbs bought a new home and wanted to place new grass on his lawn around his house. What is the area of the shaded area shown, his lawn?

• 13,600 ft²

• 18,400 ft²

• 16,000 ft²

• 2,400 ft²