What shapes
do you see in this
composite figure?
What information
do you need to
have to find the
area of this
figure?
Area of
Composite
Shapes
A composite shape
can be split into
smaller shapes like
rectangles, triangles,
circles, etc.
Find the area.
6 cm
What is
the area
of this
shape?
16 cm
24
7 cm
8 cm
If d = x = h,
find the area.
d = 10 cm
x
h
If d = x = h …
d = 10 cm
Circle: (3.14)(5)(5) = 78.5
Square: (10)(10) = 100
Triangle: ½(10)(10) = 50 x = 10 cm
Total area of shape:
78.5 + 100 + 50 = 228.5 cm2
h = 10 cm