Question

A composite figure is represented in the image.

A six-sided composite figure. A vertical line on the left is labeled 10 meters. The base is labeled 18 meters. There is a small portion from the vertical line that is parallel to the base that is labeled 5 meters. This portion leads to two segments that come to a point, and from that point, there is a height of 2 meters labeled.

What is the total area of the figure?

216 m2
193 m2
276 m2
258 m2

Answer 1

Based on the description of the composite figure, it seems that the figure can be divided into a rectangle and a triangle. The rectangle has a base of 18 meters and a height of 10 meters, so its area is 18 * 10 = 180 square meters. The triangle has a base of 5 meters and a height of 2 meters, so its area is 0.5 * 5 * 2 = 5 square meters. Therefore, the total area of the composite figure is 180 + 5 = 185 square meters.