Area of

Composite
Figures
 Write the
value of the
parts of the
plane figure
being
asked for.
Match the figures in column A
with their corresponding formula
(area) in column B.
Column A Column B
1. Triangle A. l x w
2. Square B. b x h
3. Rectangle C. 1/2 b x h
4. Circle D. S x S
5. Parallelogram E. 𝜋𝑟2
Let us recall how to
find the areas of
plane figures.
Area is the
number of square
units needed to
cover the surface
of a plane figure.
• 1. Area of a Square

• To find the area of a square, use the formula ( A = S x S or 𝑆2 ) • 4. Area of a Triangle

• Example 1. Find the area of a square with sides 9 cm. • To find the area of a triangle, use the formula ( A = 12 bh )

• A=SXS • Example 4. Find the area of the triangle below.

• = 9cm x 9cm • A = 12 bh

• • 5cm = 12 (10cm x 5 cm)

= 81 𝒄𝒎𝟐
• 10cm = 12 ( 50𝑐𝑚2 )
• 9 cm
• = 25 𝒄𝒎𝟐
• 2. Area of a Rectangle
• 5. Area of a Trapezoid
• To find the area of a rectangle, use the formula ( A = L x W )
• To find the area of a trapezoid, use the formula
• Example 2. What is the area of a rectangle whose length is 6cm and
width is 4 cm? • A = 12 (𝑏1+𝑏2) (h) Where h = height

• A=LxW • 𝑏1 = upper base

• • 𝑏2 = lower base
4cm = 6cm x 4cm
• Example 5. What is the area of the trapezoid below. 3 | P a g e
• = 24 𝒄𝒎𝟐
• 4cm A = 12 (𝑏1+𝑏2) (h)
• 6 cm
• 6cm = 12 (4𝑐𝑚+11𝑐𝑚) (6cm)
• 3. Area of a Parallelogram
• = 12 (15cm) (6cm)
• To find the area of a parallelogram, use the formula
• 11cm = 12 ( 90𝑐𝑚2)
• A = bh where b = base
• = 45 𝒄𝒎𝟐
• h = height
• 6. Area of a Circle
• Example 3. A parallelogram has a base of 11cm and a height of 6cm.
• To find the area of a circle, use the formula ( A = 𝜋𝑟2 )
What is its area?
• where 𝜋 =3.14
• A = bh
• r = radius
• 6cm = 11cm x 6cm
• Example 6. What is the area of a circle whose radius is 3 cm?
• 11cm =66𝒄𝒎𝟐
• A = 𝜋𝑟 2

• 3cm

• = (3.14) (3cm) (3cm)

• 3cm = (3.14) (9𝑐𝑚2)

• = 28.26𝒄𝒎𝟐
 The figures below are examples of
composite figures.
What did you observe about these figures?

A composite figure is made up of two or

more geometric figures such as triangles,
rectangles, squares, circles and semicircles.

E N H A N C I N G Y O U R P R E S E N TAT I O N
Area of Composite Figures
To find the area of a
composite figure, divide the
Father wants to paint the façade of the house.
He needs to find out the area so that he would
know the amount of paint to buy. The side of the
square is 12m and the height of the triangle is
13m. What is the area of the facade of the

figure into simpler shapes house?

Let us analyze and identify the figures

whose area can be found.
Then, the resulting areas
are added together to get
the area of the whole figure.
Speaking impact
 Finding Practical Applications

Finding the area of plane figures can be used in everyday life. For example, if
you’re ask to buy a pizza and you need to find which deal is better, Let’s say if a
pizza made in a circular pan with a 14 inch diameter and a pizza made in
square pan with sides measuring 14 inches have the same amount. Which deal
is better?
We know that a pizza in a circular pan measures 153.86 𝒊𝒏𝟐 and a pizza made
in square pan measures 196 𝒊𝒏𝟐.
We can say that a pizza made in square pan is larger than a pizza in circular
pan.
Thank you