Exploring Composite Figures and Their Properties

What defines a composite figure?

• A shape made from a single geometric figure

• A figure made up of two or more shapes

• A figure with only curved edges

• A shape that cannot be divided

How can you decompose a stop sign to calculate its area?

• As four triangles

• As a rectangle and two trapezoids

• As an octagon and a rectangle

• As a single hexagon

What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle?

• Length + Width

• Pi x Radius squared

• Base x Height

• 1/2 Base x Height

How do you find the area of a triangle?

• Base x Height

• Pi x Radius squared

• Length + Width

• 1/2 Base x Height

What is the area of a composite figure that includes a rectangle with sides 9 feet and 8 feet, and a triangle on top?

• 81 feet squared

• 18 feet squared

• 72 feet squared

• 90 feet squared

How do you calculate the area of a composite figure with overlapping shapes?

• By multiplying the areas of each shape

• By adding the areas of each shape

• By subtracting the area of the overlapping part

• By dividing the area of one shape by the other

What is the first step in finding the area of a composite figure with a rectangle and a parallelogram inside?

• Add the areas of both shapes

• Subtract the area of the parallelogram from the rectangle

• Multiply the areas of both shapes

• Divide the area of the rectangle by the parallelogram

How do you find the area of a trapezoid?

• 1/2 (Base1 + Base2) x Height

• Pi x Radius squared

• Base x Height

• Length + Width

What is the correct way to calculate the area of a shape with two identical rectangles and another rectangle?

• Subtract the areas of the two identical rectangles from the third

• Divide the area of the third rectangle by two

• Add the areas of all three rectangles

• Multiply the areas of the two identical rectangles

How do you find the area of the shaded region in a square with a non-shaded triangle inside?

• Divide the area of the square by the triangle

• Multiply the area of the square by the triangle

• Add the area of the triangle to the square

• Subtract the area of the triangle from the square