Question

Find the area of the shape below. Give your answer in m

It’s a rocket ship shape and the numbers are

8m for the rectangle end

15 m before the triangle

And 23m for the whole length

Answer 1

The total area of the rocket represented by the figure is 153 meters square

Calculating the area of the figure

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

The composite figure

The total area of the composite figure is the sum of the individual shapes

Where, we have the following shapes and dimensions:

• Rectangle: 15 m by 8 m
• Triangle: 8 m by 8m

Using the area formulas (Length * Width for Rectangles), we have the following:

Rectangle: 15 m * 8 m = 120 meters square

Triangle: 1/2 * 8 m * 8m = 32 meters square

Add up the individual areas

Area = 120 + 32

Evaluate the expression

Surface area = 152

Hence. the total area of the figure is 153 meters square