Area of compound shapes
Mathematics · Measurement · procedural
Recognise area as additive; find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing into non-overlapping rectangles and summing their areas
What mastery looks like
- Decompose an L-shape into two rectangles, find each area, and add them
- Find the area of a floor plan shaped like a T by splitting into rectangles
- Solve: A room is L-shaped (3m×5m plus 2m×4m) — what is the total area?
Check your understanding
If Area of compound shapes is given an L-shaped room on squared paper, can they split it into two rectangles, find the area of each part, and add them to get the total area?
Prerequisites
Required first