What is a composite figure?
A figure made from two or more geometric figures (or shapes).
How do you know if a figure is composite?
If it is made up of two or more geometric figures or shapes.
How do you find the area of a composite figure?
Find the area of each figure and add them together.
True or False? A composite figure can have a maximum of 3 shapes.
False
True or False? A composite figure must have an even number of sides?
False
What is the area of a square?
A = S X S
What is the area of a rectangle?
A= L X W
What is area?
Area is the amount of space inside a shape.
What is the TOTAL area of the above shape?
Area = 64 sq. cm.
Missing side length = 8 units
What is the area of a triangle
A = 1/2 (b x h)
A figure composed of two rectangles. Rectangle one has a base of 6 and a height of 4. Rectangle two has a base of 5 and a height of 4. Find the area.
A = 44
A figure is composed of a square and a triangle. The length of each side of the square is 4. The base of the triangle is 4 and the height is 7. Find the area.
A =30
Sandra has a sandbox that has a width of 7 feet and a length of 8 feet. What is the total area of her sandbox?
56 sq. inches
Missing side length = 10m
What is the area of this square?
16 sq. cm.
What is the total area of the irregular figure below?
(4 x 5) + (3 x 1)
20 + 3
Area = 23 square cm
Area = 42 square meters
Determine the area of the irregular shape in square centimeters.
Area = 62 square centimeters
A sandbox has a total area of 20 sq. feet. The width is 5 feet long. What is the length of the sandbox?
20 5 = 4
The length is 4 feet long