Area of Composite Figures
aligned to Missouri Learning Standard 6.gm.a.1 Find The Area Of Polygons By Composing Or Decomposing The Shapes Into Rectangles Or Triangles.
Learning Objective
I can find the area of composite figures by breaking them into rectangles and triangles.
Lesson Flow
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Finding the Area of Composite Figures with Triangles | Math with Mr. J
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Practice
7 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“A composite figure is made of a rectangle and a right triangle. The rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm. The triangle's base is 8 cm and its height is 3 cm. What is the total area of the composite figure? Show your work. A composite figure is made of a rectangle and a right triangle. The rectangle has a length of 12 inches and a width of 6 inches. The triangle's base is 6 inches and its height is 4 inches. What is the total area of the composite figure? Show your work.”
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