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This figure is made up

We can see that the figure above is made up of two smaller rectangles.
We call this type of figure a composite figure.

A composite figure is made up of two or more different shapes joined together.

Here are some other examples of composite figures:

Figure A Figure B Figure C

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compc,site figure. It is r"' 'Jde up
of tv 10 rectangles. '/ le can nnd its
perimeter b·1 adding ine leng'hs o'
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= 3 cm I
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ferimeter of paper= Len~fr , of i~B + Length of BC+ i. :mglh or CD+ Lt:,ngrh of C~.
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= 40 cm
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· erirneter of the piece of paper 1s 40 cm .

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After finding the lengths of AB and BC, we can also find the perimeter of the piece of
paper in this way:

Length of FE + Length of DC = Length of AB

Length of BC + Length of DE = Length of AF

12 cm A B
9cm

E
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3cm 5cm
F E
Perimeter of paper = 2 x (Length of AB + Length of AF)
= 2 x (8 cm+ 12 cm)
= 2 x 20 cm
=40cm

The perimeter of the piece of paper is 40 cm.

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(al 1,.. 10 cm (bl 10 m 3m

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10 cm
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 We can also find the area of the figure JKLMNO in this way:

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12 cm
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= 120 cm 2

70cm Area of MLPN = 8 cm x 6 cm

N___ ______ :1 = 48 cm 2
8cm Area of JKLMNO = 120 cm 2 -48 cm 2
= 72 cm 2

The area of the figure JKLMNO is 72 cm 2 .

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' the area of the figure JKLMNO?
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Find the area of each of the figures below. (All lines meet at
right angles.}
(a)
, 12 cm

3 cm ! '-"-ft --.....;o... . .__~ ~}

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4 cm

Area = ~1..)J cm 2 If the lines do not

meet at right angles,
can I find the areas of
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The floor of a room measures 10 m by 8 m. A carpet is placed in the centre
of the room, leaving a margin of l m all around it. What is the area of the
floor not covered by the carpet?

8m

Length of carpet = 10 m - l m - l m
=8m

Breadth of carpet = 8 m - l m - l m
=6m

Area of carpet = 8 m x 6 m
=48 m2

Area of floor= 10 m x 8 m
= 80 m2

To find the area of the floor not

covered by the carpet, we subtract
the area of the carpet from the
{
area of the floor.

80 m2- 48 m2= 32 m2

The area of the floor not covered by the carpet is 32 m2.

 A painting measuring 4 m by 4 m is hung on a wall. The wall
measures 8 m by 7 m. What is the area of the wall not covered
by the painting?
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= ~
mx

m2
m
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The area of the wall is ~J m 2.

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Area of painting = m x [TI m
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= l ~ J m2

The area of the painting is \_'ic:> m 2.

~ m2- m2= ~ m2

The area of the wall not covered by the painting is \.\-1..J m 2.

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shown in the figure. It costs $20.50 for every - -20-
metre of fence put up. How much will it cost
him to fence up the piece of land?$ ~,.-<::. .,
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