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Composite shapes are figures formed by combining two or more simple geometric shapes, such as rectangles, triangles, circles, or polygons. They can be analyzed in terms of their individual components to calculate area, perimeter, or volume. Understanding composite shapes is essential in geometry, as it allows for more complex designs and problem-solving. Examples include shapes like a house made of a rectangle and a triangle or a circular pool surrounded by a rectangular deck.
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How do you calculate the area of composite shapes?
It depends on the shape, whether it gives you the dimensions or not, or whether you can divide it up into separate shapes.
How do you find perimeter of composite shapes?
With some effort. You find the perimeter of each relevant section and add them all together.
How do you find area of composite figures?
You need to break down the composite figure into simpler shapes whose areas you can calculate using appropriate formule and then add together the areas of all the individual bits.
How do you find the volume of a composite shape?
A figure (or shape) that can be divided into more than one of the basic figures is said to be a composite figure (or shape).For example, figure ABCD is a composite figure as it consists of two basic figures. That is, a figure is formed by a rectangle and triangle as shown below.The area of a composite figure is calculated by dividing the composite figure into basic figures and then using the relevant area formula for each basic figure.Example 20Find the area of the following composite figure:Solution:The figure can be divided into a rectangle and triangle as shown below.So, the area of the composite figure is 216 cm2.
Is 847 composite or prime?
847 is composite.
