Answer:
13 square units
Explanation:
The composite figure can be decomposed into
2 semicircles each of diameter 3
1 rectangle of height 1 and length 5
1 square of side 1
Radius of each semicircle = 3/2 = 1.5 units
Area of a semicircle of radius r = 1/2 area of circle of radius r = 1/2 x π x r²
Two semicircles make a circle
So area of the two semicircles = 2 x (1/2 x π x r²) = πr² = π x 1.5²
= 2.25π = 7.07
= 7 square units rounded to nearest whole number
Area of the rectangle = width x length = 1 x 5 = 5 square units
Area of square of side 1 = 1 x 1 = 1 square unit
Total area of shaded area = 7 + 5 + 1 = 13 square units