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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the area of the following figure. Please help me.. what kind of figure is this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is this a composite figure

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

One way of doing it is to break it up into 2 squares and a rectangle. Find each area and add them up.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats what i thought. but had never worked with a composite with three figures

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

|dw:1395210225398:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is bh for all three right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bxh

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Another way of doing it is to find the area o the big rectangle and subtract the area of the square.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think i got it then.. thank u :)

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You're welcome.

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