10 4 Areas of Regular Polygons and Composite Figures

10-4
Areas of Regular Polygons and Composite Figures
1. In the figure, heptagon ABCDEFG is inscribed in Find the area of each regular polygon. Round to
⊙P. Identify the center, a radius, an apothem, and a the nearest tenth.
central angle of the polygon. Then find the measure
of a central angle.

2.
SOLUTION:
An equilateral triangle has three congruent sides.
Draw an altitude and use the Pythagorean Theorem
to find the height.
SOLUTION:
center: point P, radius: , apothem: , central
angle: . A regular heptagon has 7 congruent
sides and angles. Thus, the measure of each central
angle of heptagon ABCDEFG is .
ANSWER:
center: point P, radius: , apothem: , central
angle:

Find the area of the triangle.
ANSWER:
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10-4 Areas of Regular Polygons and Composite Figures
3.
4.
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
The polygon is a square. Form a right triangle.
First, find the apothem of the polygon. The central
angle of a regular hexagon is Half of the
central angle is 30 degrees. This makes this triangle a
30°-60°-90 special right triangle.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find x.

Find the area of the square.

Use the formula for the Area of a Regular Polygon;
ANSWER:
ANSWER:
166.3 cm²

5. POOLS Kenton’s job is to cover the community pool C 75 in²
during fall and winter. Since the pool is in the shape D in²
of an octagon, he needs to find the area in order to
SOLUTION:
have a custom cover made. If the pool has the
To determine the area of the composite shape made
dimensions shown at the right, what is the area of the
up of 6 equilateral triangles and one regular hexagon,
pool?
start by finding the area of the individual shapes.

The area of one equilateral triangle with a side length
of 5 in. can be found by using 30°-60°-90° special
right triangle knowledge:
SOLUTION:
Since the polygon has 8 sides, the polygon can be
Similarly, since the hexagon is composed on 6
divided into 8 congruent isosceles triangles, each with equilateral triangles, the apothem of the regular
a base of 5 ft and a height of 6 ft. hexagon is the same as the height of the equilateral
Find the area of one triangle. triangle:

Since there are 8 triangles, the area of the pool is 15 ·
8 or
120 square feet.
Now, combine the different shapes to get the entire
ANSWER:
area:
The correct choice is D.
6. MULTIPLE CHOICE The figure shown is
composed of a regular hexagon and equilateral ANSWER:
triangles. Which of the following best represents the D
area?
7. BASKETBALL The basketball court in Jeff’s
school is painted as shown.
A 37.5 in²
Note: Art not drawn to scale.
B in² a. What area of the court is blue? Round to the
nearest square foot. SENSE-MAKING In each figure, a regular
b. What area of the court is red? Round to the polygon is inscribed in a circle. Identify the
nearest square foot. center, a radius, an apothem, and a central angle
SOLUTION: of each polygon. Then find the measure of a
central angle.
a. The small blue circle in the middle of the floor has
a diameter of 6 feet so its radius is 3 feet. The blue
sections on each end are the area of a rectangle
minus the area of half the red circle. The rectangle
has dimensions of 12 ft by 19 ft. The diameter of the
red circle is 12 feet so its radius is 6 feet. 8.

Area of blue sections = Area of small blue circle + 2 SOLUTION:
[Area of rectangle – Area of red circle ÷ 2] Center: point X, radius: , apothem: , central
angle: , A square is a regular polygon with 4
sides. Thus, the measure of each central angle of
square RSTVW is or 72.
ANSWER:
center: point X, radius: , apothem: , central
So, the area of the court that is blue is about 371 ft2. angle: VXT, 72°

b. The two red circles on either end of the court each
have a diameter of 12 feet or a radius of 6 feet. The
large circle at the center of the court has a diameter
of 12 feet so it has a radius of 6 feet. The inner blue
circle has a diameter of 6 feet so it has a radius of 3
feet. 9.
SOLUTION:
Area of red sections = 2 [Area of end red circles] –
Center: point R, radius: , apothem: , central
[Area of large center circle – Area of blue center
angle: . The measure of each central angle of
circle]
JKLMNOPQ is or 45°.
ANSWER:
center: point R, radius: , apothem: , central
angle: KRL, 60°

So, the area of the court that is red is about 311 ft2.
ANSWER:
a.
b.
Find the area of each regular polygon. Round to SOLUTION:
the nearest tenth. The formula for the area of a regular polygon is
, so we need to determine the perimeter
and the length of the apothem of the figure.
A regular pentagon has 5 congruent central angles, so
the measure of central angle is or 72.
10.
SOLUTION:
An equilateral triangle has three congruent sides.
Draw an altitude and use the Pythagorean Theorem
to find the height.
Apothem is the height of the isosceles triangle
ABC. Triangles ACD and BCD are congruent, with
∠ACD = ∠BCD = 36.

Use the Trigonometric ratios to find the side length
and apothem of the polygon.

Find the area of the triangle.

ANSWER:

Use the formula for the area of a regular polygon.
ANSWER:
11.

12. 13.
SOLUTION: SOLUTION:
A regular hexagon has 6 congruent central angles A regular octagon has 8 congruent central angles,
that are a part of 6 congruent triangles, so the from 8 congruent triangles, so the measure of central
angle is 360 ÷ 8 = 45.
measure of the central angle is = 60.
Apothem is the height of equilateral triangle ABC and it splits the triangle into two congruent
ABC and it splits the triangle into two 30-60-90 triangles.
triangles.

Use the Trigonometric ratio to find the side length of Use the trigonometric ratio to find the apothem of the
the polygon. polygon.

AB = 2(AD), so AB = 8 tan 30.

ANSWER:
ANSWER:
14. CARPETING Ignacio's family is getting new carpet
in their family room, and they want to determine how
much the project will cost.
a. Use the floor plan shown to find the area to be
carpeted.
b. If the carpet costs $4.86 per square yard, how SENSE-MAKING Find the area of each figure.
much will the project cost? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
15.
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
a. The longer dotted red line divides the floor into two
quadrilaterals. The quadrilateral formed on top will
have four right angles, so it is a rectangle with a base
of 24 feet. The height of the rectangle is 17 – 6 = 11
feet.The longer dotted red side and the bottom side (9
ft side) are both perpendicular to the shorter dotted
red side (6 ft side) so they are parallel to each other.
Since the quadrilateral on the bottom has two parallel
sides, it is a trapezoid with a height of 6 feet and
bases of length 9 feet and 24 feet (opposite sides of a
rectangle are congruent). The area of the room will
be the sum of the area of the rectangle and the area ANSWER:
of the trapezoid.

So, the area of the floor to be carpeted is 363 ft2.

b. At $4.86 per yard, the project will cost:
ANSWER:
a.
b. $196.02

18.
SOLUTION:
16.
SOLUTION:
ANSWER:
19. CRAFTS Latoya’s greeting card company is making
envelopes for a card from the pattern shown.
a. Find the perimeter and area of the pattern? Round
to the nearest tenth.
b. If Latoya orders sheets of paper that are 2 feet by
4 feet, how many envelopes can she make per sheet?
ANSWER:
17.
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
a. To find the perimeter of the envelope, first use the
Pythagorean theorem to find the missing sides of the
isosceles triangle on the left.
ANSWER:
The base of the isosceles triangle is 5.5 inches, so
the height will bisect the base into two segments that

each have a length of 2.75 inches. a width of 2 feet or 24 inches.
24 ÷ 5.75 ≈ 4.17 so 4 patterns can be placed
widthwise on the paper.
The maximum length of the pattern is
inches. The sheet of paper has
a length of 4 feet or 48 inches.
so 4 patterns can be placed
lengthwise on the paper.
So, each side of the isosceles triangle is about 3.83
inches long. Four patterns across by four patterns high will make
a total of 4 × 4 or 16.
Find the sum of the lengths of all the sides of the So, Latoya can make 16 cards per sheet.
envelope pattern.
ANSWER:
a. 29.7 in.; 52.3in2
b. 16
Thus, the perimeter of the pattern is about 29.7
inches. 20. VOLUNTEERING James is making pinwheels at a
summer camp. If they want to paint one side of each
pinwheel, find the approximate total area of 10
The pattern can be divided into two rectangles and a
pinwheels.
triangle. The smaller rectangle is 5.5 inches by 4
inches. The large rectangle is 4 inches by 5.5 + or
5.75 inches. The triangle has a base of 5.5 inches and
a height of inches.

Area of pattern = Area of large rectangle + Area of
small rectangle + Area of triangle

Therefore, the area of the pattern is about 52.3 in2. SOLUTION:
Start by finding the area of each part of the
b. Dividing the area of the sheet of paper by the area composite shape:
of the pattern will not give us the number of There are 6 equilateral triangles:
envelopes per sheet. This does not allow for the
paper lost due to the shape of the pattern. The
number of envelopes per sheet will be determined by
how many of the pattern shapes will fit on the paper.
The maximum width of the pattern is
inches. The sheet of paper has

Now, combine all the areas to find the total area:
. Multiply by 10, for the
10 pinwheels and you get approximately 1023 in².
ANSWER:
21. THEATRE Alison’s drama club is planning on
painting the amphitheater stage. Find the total area of
the stage.
. So, the area of six triangles
would be in².
There are 6 isosceles trapezoids:

SOLUTION:
To find the total area of this shape, break it into a
semicircle and a trapezoid and find their individual
areas:
Total area = 113.5 + 240.5 = 354 ft²
. So, the area of six
ANSWER:
trapezoids is .
Lastly, there is one regular hexagon:
The side length of the hexagon can be found using Find the area of the shaded region formed by
the properties of a 30-60-90 special right triangle. each circle and regular polygon. Round to the
nearest tenth.
22.
SOLUTION:
A regular pentagon has 5 congruent central angles, so
the measure of central angle ACB is or 72.

ANSWER:
ABC, so it bisects ∠ACB. Thus, m∠ACD = 36. Use
the trigonometric ratios to find the side length and
apothem of the polygon.
Find AD. 23.
SOLUTION:
First, find the area of the regular hexagon. A regular
hexagon has 6 congruent central angles, so the
measure of central angle ACB is or 60.
Find DC.
ΔABC is an isosceles triangle, so AB = 2(AD) or 20
sin 36°.

Use the formula for finding the area of a regular
polygon replacing a with DC and p with 5(AB).
Since AC = BC = 4, m∠CAB = m∠CBA and ΔABC
is equilateral. Thus, AB = BC = 4 and the apothem
is the height of an equilateral triangle ABC and
bisects ∠ACB. So, m∠BCD = 30. Use a
trigonometric ratio to find the length of the .

Use the formula for the area of a circle replacing r
with AC.

Use the formula for a regular polygon and replace a
with DC and p with 6(AB) to find the area of the
hexagon.


Find the area of the circle by replacing r in the area
formula with DC.
Since all radii for a circle are equal, AC = BC and
ΔABC is isosceles. The apothem is the height of
ΔABC and will bisect and ∠ACB. Thus, AD = 1
and m∠ACD = 60. Use trigonometric ratios to find
the lengths of the and .

Three of the six equal sections between the circle
and the hexagon have been shaded, so the area of
the shaded region is half the difference of the areas
of the hexagon and the circle.

The area of the shaded region is about 1.9 in2.

ANSWER: Use the formula for a regular polygon and replace a
1.9 in2 with DC and p with 3(AB) to find the area of the
triangle.
24.

SOLUTION: Find the area of the circle by replacing r in the area
First, find the area of the regular triangle. A regular formula with AC.
triangle has 3 congruent central angles, so the
measure of central angle ACB is or 120.

5 ft 4 in. = 5(12) + 4 or 64 in.
The area of the shaded region is the difference of the 2 ft 10 in. = 2(12) + 10 or 34 in.
areas of the circle and the triangle. 5 ft 1 in. = 5(12) + 1 or 61 in.

So, the area of the shaded region is about 2.5 ft2.
ANSWER:
25. FLOORING JoAnn wants to lay 12" × 12" tile on
her bathroom floor.
a. Find the area of the bathroom floor in her The area of the vertical rectangle is 35(92 – 34) or
apartment floor plan. 2030 in2.
b. If the tile comes in boxes of 15 and JoAnn buys no The area of the horizontal rectangle is (61 + 35)34 or
extra tile, how many boxes will she need? 3264 in2.

An altitude of the isosceles triangle drawn from it’s
vertex to its base bisects the base and forms two
right triangles. If the base of the triangle is 61 + 35 or
96 in., then the length of the smaller leg of one of the
right triangles is 0.5(96) or 48 inches. The length of
the other leg, the height of the triangle, can be found
using the Pythagorean Theorem.

SOLUTION:
a. The total area of the bathroom floor is the sum of
the areas of the vertical rectangle, the horizontal
rectangle and the isosceles triangle shown. The area of the triangle is
.
The total area of the bathroom floor is about 2030 +
3264 + 2031.937 or 7325.937 in2.

Convert to square feet.

b. The tile comes in boxes of 15.
Convert the given measures into inches and relabel . So she will need to
the diagram. purchase 4 boxes.
2 ft 11 in. = 2(12) + 11 or 35 in.
7 ft 8 in. = 7(12) + 8 or 92 in. ANSWER:

a. 50.9 ft2 27. a regular pentagon circumscribed about a circle with
b. 4 boxes a radius of 8 millimeters
SOLUTION:
Find the perimeter and area of each figure.
Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
26. a regular hexagon with a side length of 12
centimeters
SOLUTION:
A regular hexagon has 6 equal side lengths, so the
perimeter is

Use trigonometry to determine the side length of the
pentagon.
To find the area we first need to find the apothem.

The length of the apothem is about 10.39.

ANSWER:
ANSWER:
72 cm; 374.1 cm2
58.1 mm; 232.4 mm2
28. a regular octagon inscribed in a circle with a radius of
5 inches
SOLUTION:
A regular octagon has 8 congruent central angles,
from 8 congruent triangles, so the measure of central PERSEVERANCE Find the area of each
angle is 360 ÷ 8 = 45. shaded region. Round to the nearest tenth.

The apothem splits the triangle into two congruent
triangles, cutting the central angle in half.

The octagon is inscribed in a circle, so the radius of
the circle is congruent to the radius of the octagon.
29.
SOLUTION:
Use trigonometry to find the apothem and the length
of each side of the octagon.
To find the area of the shaded region, subtract the
area of the semicircle and the area of the trapezoid
from the area of the rectangle.

The length of each side is 10 sin 22.5.
ANSWER:

The length of the apothem is 5 cos 22.5.
ANSWER:
30.6 in.; 70.7 in2
30. 31.
SOLUTION: SOLUTION:
To find the area of the figure, separate it into triangle Using DH as a divider, we have two trapezoids,
MNO with a base of 6 units and a height of 3 units, ACDH and GEDH. We need to find the areas of
two semicircles, and triangle MPO with a base of 6 these and subtract the areas of the two triangles,
units and a height of 1 unit. ABC and GFE.

First, use the Distance Formula to find the diameter
of one semicircle.
So, the radius is . ANSWER:

32. Find the total area of the shaded regions. Round to
the nearest tenth.
ANSWER:
SOLUTION:
Find the area of the hexagon.


A regular hexagon has 6 congruent triangles with 6
congruent central angles, so the measure of one
central angle is 360 ÷ 6 = 60.

The area of the shaded region is about 52 in2.
ANSWER:
Apothem is the height of an equilateral triangle 33. CHANGING DIMENSIONS Calculate the area of

ABC. Use the trigonometric ratios to find the an equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 3 inches.
apothem of the polygon. Calculate the areas of a square, a regular pentagon,
and a regular hexagon with perimeters of 3 inches.
How does the area of a regular polygon with a fixed
perimeter change as the number of sides increases?
SOLUTION:
Equilateral Triangle

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 3 inches, so
the length of each side of the triangle is 1 inch.

A regular pentagon has 5 congruent triangles with 5
congruent central angles, so the measure of each
central angle is 360 ÷ 5 = 72.

Find the area of a regular pentagon with a side length
of 6 inches.

Square

The perimeter of the square is 3 inches, so the length

of each side of the square is 0.75 inch.

b. ALGEBRAIC Use the inscribed regular polygons
from part a to develop a formula for the area of an
inscribed regular polygon in terms of angle measure x
and number of sides n.
c. TABULAR Use the formula you developed in
Regular pentagon part b to complete the table below. Round to the
The perimeter of the regular pentagon is 3 inches, the nearest hundredth.
length of each side of the pentagon is 0.6 inch.

d. VERBAL Make a conjecture about the area of an
inscribed regular polygon with a radius of 1 unit as
the number of sides increases.

Regular hexagon SOLUTION:
The perimeter of the regular hexagon is 3 inches, the a.Use a compass to construct a circle with a radius
length of each side of the pentagon is 0.5 inch. of 1 unit. Use a protractor to draw a 90° central
angle. Set the compass for the width of the two
points of intersection of the circle and the angle. Use
the compass to mark off two more points on the
circle at that same width. Connect the four points to
construct the inscribed square. Construct another
circle and draw a 72° central angle. Mark off 3 more
Sample answer: When the perimeter of a regular points using the width of the points of intersection and
polygon is constant, as the number of sides increases, connect to form an inscribed regular pentagon. Then
the area of the polygon increases. construct a third circle and draw a 60° angle. Mark
off 4 additional points using the width of the points of
ANSWER: intersection. Connect the points to construct an
inscribed regular hexagon.
Sample answer: When the perimeter of a regular
polygon is constant, as the number of sides increases,
the area of the polygon increases.
34. MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS In this
problem, you will investigate the areas of regular
polygons inscribed in circles. b. The area of each inscribed regular polygon of n
a. GEOMETRIC Draw a circle with a radius of 1 sides is n times the area of the isosceles triangle with
unit and inscribe a square. Repeat twice, inscribing a legs of 1 unit created by the central angle that was
regular pentagon and hexagon. drawn. Since all n triangles are congruent, the base
angles of the triangle are each half of the interior
angle of the regular polygon. So, for
each regular polygon and the measure of the base
angle is .

For n = 8:
Use trigonometric ratios to find expressions for the
height h and base s of the triangle in terms of x and
then write an expression for the area of the triangle.
d. The area of a circle with radius 1 is or
about 3.1416. As the number of sides of the polygon
increases, the area of a polygon inscribed in a circle

approaches the area of the circle or .
ANSWER:
a.
b.
c.

For each inscribed regular polygon of n sides, there
are n congruent isosceles triangles. Multiply to find d. Sample answer: As the number of sides of the
the area of the regular polygon. polygon increases, the area of a regular polygon
inscribed in a circle approaches the area of the circle
or .

c. To find the area of each inscribed regular polygon,
first find the measure of its interior angles.
For n = 4:
For n = 5:
For n = 6:

35. ERROR ANALYSIS Chloe and Flavio want to find
the area of the hexagon shown. Is either of them
correct? Explain your reasoning.
SOLUTION:
Divide Nevada into a rectangle that is about 315
miles by about 210 miles and a right triangle with a
SOLUTION: base of about 315 miles and a height of about 280
Chloe is correct. The measure of each angle of a miles. Finding the areas of the two basic figures and
regular hexagon is 120°, so the segments from the adding to find the area of the composite figure, the
center to each vertex form 60° angles. The triangles area of Nevada is about .
formed by the segments from the center to each
vertex are equilateral, so each side of the hexagon is
11 in. The perimeter of the hexagon is 66 in. Using
trigonometry, the length of the apothem is about 9.5
in. Putting the values into the formula for the area of
a regular polygon and simplifying, the area is about
.
ANSWER:
Chloe; sample answer: The measure of each angle of
a regular hexagon is 120°, so the segments from the
center to each vertex form 60° angles. The triangles
formed by the segments from the center to each ANSWER:
vertex are equilateral, so each side of the hexagon is Sample answer: Divide Nevada into a rectangle that
11 in. The perimeter of the hexagon is 66 in. Using is about 315 miles by about 210 miles and a right
trigonometry, the length of the apothem is about 9.5 triangle with a base of about 315 miles and a height
in. Putting the values into the formula for the area of of about 280 miles. Finding the areas of the two basic
a regular polygon and simplifying, the area is about figures and adding to find the area of the composite
. figure, the area of Nevada is about .
36. SENSE-MAKING Using the map of Nevada
shown, estimate the area of the state. Explain your
reasoning.

37. OPEN-ENDED Draw a pair of composite figures
that have the same area. Make one composite figure
out of a rectangle and a trapezoid, and make the
other composite figure out of a triangle and a
rectangle. Show the area of each basic figure.
SOLUTION:
Have the areas of the figures each sum to a basic
value, like 10 cm2.

Set the first rectangle equal to 6 cm2 with a base of 3
cm and a height of 2 cm. Set the trapezoid below the
rectangle, so the top base must be 3 cm. If the height
of the trapezoid is 1 cm, then the bottom base must
be 5 cm, so the area of the trapezoid is 0.5(1)(3 +5 )
= 4 cm2.

For the second figure, set the triangle to be a base
and height of 2 cm, with an area of 2 cm2. The
rectangle should connect to the base of the triangle
and by 2 cm by 4 cm to have an area of 8 cm2.
ANSWER:
38. WRITING IN MATH Consider the sequence of
area diagrams shown. a.
a 2 – b 2 = (a + b)(a – b);
Sample answer: The area of the first figure is equal
to the area of the larger square a 2 minus the area of
the smaller square b 2 or
a 2 – b 2. The area of the second figure is the area of
a rectangle with side lengths a + b and a – b or (a +
b)(a – b). Since the figures are composed of
a. What algebraic theorem do the diagrams prove?
Explain your reasoning. congruent shapes, the areas are equal, so a a 2 – b 2 =
b. Create your own sequence of diagrams to prove a (a + b)(a – b).
different algebraic theorem.
b. Sample answer: 2ab = ab + ab
SOLUTION:
a. In the first figure we have a square with side 39. WRITING IN MATH How can you find the area
length a and we cut out a square from the corner, of any figure?
with side length b. The remaining area is thus
. Notice that in the first figure, the SOLUTION:
dimensions of the top rectangle are , and Consider the example of finding the area of a putting
the dimensions of the bottom rectangle are green at a miniature gold course:
. The second figure is created by placing
the top rectangle in line with the bottom one to form a
new rectangle. The dimensions of the second figure
are . Since the areas of the two
figures are the same, we have shown the identity:

. The figure is first broken down into shapes such as
circles, triangles, rectangles, and other polygons, and
b. Consider the following diagram: the area is found for each piece. The area of the
figure is just the sum of their individual areas.

In this sequence the rectangle on the left is split down
the middle to form the two rectangles on the right. ANSWER:
The area of the left rectangle is and the area of Sample answer: You can decompose the figure into
the rectangles on the right are . This shows shapes of which you know the area formulas. Then,
that . you can sum all of the areas to find the total area of
the figure.
ANSWER:
40. Which of the following is the best estimate of the 41. What is the area of a square with an apothem of 2
area of the composite figure shown here? feet?
A 16 ft²
B 8 ft²
C 4 ft²
D 2 ft²
A 550 in² SOLUTION:
B 646 in²
There are many ways to find the area of a square
C 660 in² given the apothem. One way is to use the apothem to
D 782 in² find the length of the side of the square. Since the
E 839 in²
measure of the central angle of a square is
SOLUTION: , then half of it is 45 degrees, which makes a
Begin by dividing up the composite figure into a 45°-45°-90° special right triangle.
semicircle, rectangle, and right triangle. Label any
lengths that you can determine with the given
information:
Use Pythagorean Theorem to find the height of the The area of the square is 4² or 16 ft². The correct
triangle. Notice that this measure is also the width of choice is A.
the rectangle and the diameter of the semicircle.
ANSWER:
A
Now, find the areas of the three figures which make
up the composite figure:
The total area of the composite figure is
. The correct choice is
A.
ANSWER:
A

42. A regular hexagon has sides that are x units long. 43. A stained glass panel is shaped like a regular
pentagon has a side length of 7 inches. What is the
area, to the nearest tenth?
SOLUTION:
Area of a regular polygon = 0.5(apothem)(perimeter)

Which of the following expressions represents the
area of the hexagon in square units?

A
B ANSWER:
C 84.3 square inches
D 44. Find the area of the shaded figure in square inches.
Round to the nearest tenth.
SOLUTION:
Find the apothem of the regular hexagon with side
length of x. Since the measure of the central angle of
a hexagon is , then half of this angle is 30
degrees, which forms a 30°-60°-90° special right

triangle. Using this information, the apothem is .
SOLUTION:
Break the composite shape into smaller figures to find
the total area. Transfer any dimensions that you can
determine. This composite figure is made up of a
rectangle and a triangle.
Use the Area of a Regular Polygon Formula to find
the area of the hexagon:
The total area of the composite shape is 300 + 120 =
420 in².
ANSWER:
420
The correct choice is D.
ANSWER:
D

45. MULTI-STEP The dimensions of a patio are shown 46. Find the area of the figure. Round to the nearest
in the diagram. If the surface of the patio is to be tenth.
painted about how many square feet will be painted?

A 66.8 square feet SOLUTION:
B 92.6 square feet Add the area of the three parts of the figure.
C 112.3 square feet Remember that opposite sides of a parallelogram are
D 151.5 square feet congruent, so the vertical distances in the figure are
all 9.
SOLUTION:

Find the area by adding the area of each of the four Area of triangle = (0.5)(7)(9) = 31.5
parts.
Area of rectangle = 3(9) = 27
Area of composite figure = Area of Large Rectangle
+ Area of Small Rectangle + Area of Right Triangle Area of parallelogram = (16 – (3 + 7))(9) = 54
+ Area of Sector
= 3.5(5 + 3 + 5) + Area of composite figure = 31.5 + 27 + 54 = 112.5
3(5) + 0.5(5)(5) +
0.25(5)(5)(3.1416) ANSWER:
≈ 45.5 + 15 + 12.5 + 19.6 112.5
≈ 92.6

The area is about 92.6 square feet.
ANSWER:
B

47. A circle is inscribed in a square. The diameter of the
circle is 12 inches and is equal to the length of the
sides of the square. If the circle is cut out of the
square, what is the area of the remaining part of the
square? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
SOLUTION:
Area of square = (12 inches)(12 inches) = 144 square
inches

Area of circle = π(6 inches)(6 inches) = 36π square
inches ≈ 113.1 square inches.

Remaining area ≈ 144 – 113.1 ≈ 30.9 square inches.
ANSWER:
30.9 square inches

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