Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a rectangle that extends to a smaller rectangle at the bottom left. The length of the bottom rectangle is much lesser on the right. The dimensions are as follows: The larger rectangle shows the right side as 4, truncated bottom length as 3, and left side end to end as 5 including the extended rectangle. The smaller rectangle shows the bottom length as 2. There are 5 right angled symbols to show the perpendicular lines of the two rectangles.
What is the area of the composite figure in square units?(1 point)
square units
Its not 26
it's also not 14
its 22
To find the area of the composite figure, we first need to find the areas of the two individual rectangles and then add them together.
The larger rectangle has a width of 4 and a length of 5, so its area is 4 * 5 = 20 square units.
The smaller rectangle has a width of 2 and a length of 3, so its area is 2 * 3 = 6 square units.
To find the total area of the composite figure, we add the areas of the two rectangles: 20 + 6 = 26 square units.
Therefore, the area of the composite figure is 26 square units.
Apologies for the mistake. Let's calculate the area of the composite figure again.
The larger rectangle has a width of 4 and a length of 5, so its area is 4 * 5 = 20 square units.
The smaller rectangle has a width of 2 and a length of 3, so its area is 2 * 3 = 6 square units.
To find the total area of the composite figure, we need to subtract the area of the smaller rectangle from the area of the larger rectangle. Thus, the area of the composite figure is 20 - 6 = 14 square units.
Therefore, the correct area of the composite figure is 14 square units.