Question

What method can you use to find the area of the composite figure? Check all that apply.

Decompose the figure into two rectangles and add the areas.

Decompose the figure into three rectangles and add the areas.
Find the area of the entire rectangle and of the removed corner and subtract the areas.

Find the area of the larger rectangle.

Find the area of the smaller rectangle and multiply by two.

Answer 1

Decompose the figure into two rectangles and add the areas.

Explanation:

We can draw a vertical line segment from the smaller section of the rectangle straight down. This would cut the rectangle into 2 smaller rectangles. We can then find the area of each rectangle and add them to find the area of the composite figure.