Question

Find the area of this composite figure

Answer 1

Total area of the figure = area of traingle on top + area of big rectangle - area of the small reactangle.


$= \frac{1}{2} (2)(8) + (6)(8) - (5)(6 - 4) \\ = 8 + 48 - 10 \\ =4 6$

Therefore the required area here is 46 yards sqaured.