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Question

An illustration shows a rectangle that extends to a smaller rectangle at the bottom left. The length of the bottom rectangle is much lesser on the right. The dimensions are as follows: The larger rectangle shows the right side as 4, truncated bottom length as 3, and left side end to end as 5 including the extended rectangle. The smaller rectangle shows the bottom length as 2. There are 5 right angled symbols to show the perpendicular lines of the two rectangles.

What is the area of the composite figure in square units?

Answer 1

To find the total area of the composite figure, we first need to calculate the individual areas of the two rectangles and then add them together.

1. Area of the larger rectangle:
Length = 5 (end to end) - 3 (truncated) = 2 units
Width = 4 units
Area = Length x Width = 2 x 4 = 8 square units

2. Area of the smaller rectangle:
Length = 2 units
Width = 3 units (truncated portion of the larger rectangle)
Area = Length x Width = 2 x 3 = 6 square units

Total area of the composite figure = Area of larger rectangle + Area of smaller rectangle
= 8 square units + 6 square units
= 14 square units

Therefore, the area of the composite figure is 14 square units.

Answer 2

wrong

Answer 3

I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. Let's correctly calculate the area of the composite figure:

1. Area of the larger rectangle:
Length = 5 (end to end)
Width = 4
Area = Length x Width = 5 x 4 = 20 square units

2. Area of the smaller rectangle:
Length = 2
Width = 3
Area = Length x Width = 2 x 3 = 6 square units

Total area of the composite figure = Area of larger rectangle - Area of smaller rectangle
= 20 square units - 6 square units
= 14 square units

Therefore, the correct area of the composite figure is 14 square units. Thank you for your patience.