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What is the area of this composite figure?

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Answer:

Well, divide the shape into rectangles,

triangles or other shapes after that, you can find the area of and then add the areas back together.

Explanation:

The area of composite shapes is defined as the area covered by any composite shape. A composite shape is made up of basic shapes put together. Thus, the area of the composite shape is found by individually adding all the basic shapes.

To calculate the area of a composite shape you must divide the shape into rectangles, triangles or other shapes you can find the area of and then add the areas back together.es

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