How do you find the area of a composite figure
To find the area of a composite figure, you need to break it down into smaller, simpler shapes and then find the area of each individual shape. Once you have the areas of each shape, you can add them together to find the total area of the composite figure.
Here are the general steps to find the area of a composite figure:
1. Identify the different shapes that make up the composite figure, such as rectangles, triangles, circles, etc.
2. Break the composite figure down into these individual shapes.
3. Find the area of each individual shape using the appropriate formula (e.g. Area of a rectangle = length x width, Area of a triangle = 1/2 x base x height, Area of a circle = π x radius^2).
4. Add the areas of all the individual shapes together to find the total area of the composite figure.