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This composed figure is made up of three similar shapes what is the area of the figure

This composed figure is made up of three similar shapes what is the area of the figure-example-1
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Given data:

The given figure is shown.

The area of the composite figure is,


\begin{gathered} A=(10\text{ cm)}*(5\text{ cm)+}(3\text{ cm)(6 cm)+}(1)/(2)(3\text{ cm)(4 cm)} \\ =50cm^2+18cm^2+6cm^2 \\ =74cm^2 \end{gathered}

Thus, the area of the composite figure is 74 square-cm.

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