Warm-up:

MSA Review Day 6

Geometry

Unit 7 Objective:

Students will find the area of Composite Figures (Compound Figures)

What is a composite figure (compound figure)? Examples

How do you find the area of a composite figure? Example 1

Step 1: Find the area of the square.

Step 2: Find the area of the triangle.

Step 3: Add the areas together.

6m

14m

Example 21.) Find the area of the rectangle.

2.) Find the area of the square.

3.) Add the areas together.

8cm

11cm

3cm

Example 3

Find the area of this composite figure.14ft

4ft4ft

11ft

5ft

Practice

1.) 2.)

2m

6m

9m

12m

6ft

7ft

3ft

3ft

Homework:

PW 134 problems 10 & 11 only