Question

What is the area of this composite figure​

Answer 1

Given:

Composite figure

To find:

The area of the composite figure.

Solution:

The composite figure splitted into three shapes.

One is rectangle and the other two shapes are triangle.

Area of a rectangle = length × width

= 10 × 16

Area of a rectangle = 160 cm²

Area of one triangle =
`(1)/(2)bh`

`$=(1)/(2)* 16* 6`

Area of one triangle = 48 cm²

Area of another triangle =
`(1)/(2)bh`

`$=(1)/(2)* 16* 6`

Area of another triangle = 48 cm²

Area of composite figure = 160 cm² + 48 cm² + 48 cm²

= 256 cm²

The area of the composite figure is 256 cm².