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you times the width by the legnth of the shape
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How do you work out the area of a composite shape?
To work out the area of a composite shape, you will have to divide it into smaller figures.
How do you work out an area of a shape do you times?
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Why does length x width work for finding area?
That is the definition of the area of a rectangle. It does not work for any other shape.
In maths what is the area of a composite shape?
You need to break the shape up into different shapes. For example if you have a shape that is basically a triangle and a square merged together you will work out the squares area then the triangles area and add them together.
What is the area of a composite shape if the base is 4 and the height is 2?
All you have given is a rectangle which I presume encloses the composite shape. It is impossible to give the area of the composite shape other than to say it is less than or equal to 8 sq units. To work out the area of a composite shape, split it up into areas which you can work out (eg squares and rectangles) and sum the area of all the area.
How do you solve area for symmetric figures?
It depends on the symmetry. Work out the area of half the shape by filling the shape with squares and triangles of known areas and times the answer by two.
What is the total area of a shape?
depends which shape - they all have different formulas to work out their area. eg. area of a triangle is 1/2base x height or 1/2ab x sin(c)
How do you work out the area of an irregular rhombus type shape?
To find the area, first divide the shape into regular, simple shapes. Then use formulas to find the area of the smaller, regular shapes. Lastly, add up all the smaller areas to find the area of the original shape.
How do you find the area of a 5 sided shape?
You simply divide the shape into triangles and work out the area of each triangle (0.5 x B x h) then add up the area of all the triangles
How do you work out the area of acompound shape?
Break-up the shape into sub-areas which are easily calculable. Then sum those areas together.
How do you work the height out with the area and the base is given?
If the shape in question is a triangle, then Area = 0.5 * Base * Height So Height = 2 * Area / Base
How do you find the area of a shape with a shape inside of it?
You would find the area of the inside and outside shape (pretending that the inside shape was not in the outside shape). then, you would take the area of the outside shape and subtract the area of the inside shape.
