Composite Figures
What is a composite figure?
Unit 9 Day 13
Essential Question:
How do you find the area of a composite figure?
How do you find the area of a composite figure?
• Divide the figure into shapes you know and find the area of each shape, then add the areas together.
You will need 3 formulas:
A = lw
A = ½ bh
A = bh
• Name the shapes found in each composite figure.
Try these:
2 in
10 cm
5 cm
8 cm
You will need to find the area of the rectangle, the triangle and the parallelogram then add them together.
• It is a compound figure that cannot be classified as any one polygon or circle. 8 in
7 cm
3 in 4 cm
9 cm
8 cm
6 in