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Math worksheet featuring nine problems where students must find the area of various compound shapes.

Compound shapes area worksheet with 9 geometric problems involving rectangles, triangles, and semicircles.

Compound shapes area worksheet with 9 geometric problems involving rectangles, triangles, and semicircles.

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Let's solve each compound shape step by step. We'll break down each figure into simpler shapes (rectangles, triangles, semicircles), calculate their areas, and then sum them up.

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1)


Shape: Rectangle with a semicircle on top
- Rectangle: 16 cm × 8 cm = 128 cm²
- Semicircle: radius = 8 cm → area = (1/2)πr² = (1/2)π(8)² = (1/2)π(64) ≈ 100.53 cm²
- Total Area = 128 + 100.53 ≈ 229 cm²

> Answer: 229 cm²

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2)


Shape: Right triangle with a quarter circle attached
- Triangle: base = 27 cm, height = 9 cm → area = (1/2) × 27 × 9 = 121.5 cm²
- Quarter circle: radius = 9 cm → area = (1/4)πr² = (1/4)π(81) ≈ 63.62 cm²
- Total Area = 121.5 + 63.62 ≈ 185 cm²

> Answer: 185 cm²

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3)


Shape: Rectangle with a semicircle on top
- Rectangle: 24 m × 18 m = 432 m²
- Semicircle: radius = 7 m → area = (1/2)π(7)² = (1/2)π(49) ≈ 76.97 m²
- Total Area = 432 + 76.97 ≈ 509 m²

> Answer: 509 m²

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4)


Shape: L-shaped figure → can be split into two rectangles
- Left rectangle: 10 cm × 5 cm = 50 cm²
- Right rectangle: 5 cm × 5 cm = 25 cm²
- Total Area = 50 + 25 = 75 cm²

> Answer: 75 cm²

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5)


Shape: Rectangle with semicircles on both ends (like a stadium)
- Rectangle: 36 cm × 24 cm = 864 cm²
- Two semicircles = one full circle: radius = 12 cm → area = π(12)² = 452.39 cm²
- Total Area = 864 + 452.39 ≈ 1316 cm²

> Answer: 1316 cm²

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6)


Shape: T-shaped figure → split into three rectangles
- Top rectangle: 18 cm × 18 cm = 324 cm²
- Middle rectangle: 30 cm × 18 cm = 540 cm²
- But wait — better to split vertically:
- Top: 18×18 = 324
- Bottom: 30×18 = 540
- But overlapping? No — actually, it's like a "T" with a horizontal bar on top of a vertical bar.

Wait: Let's re-analyze:

It’s a T-shape:
- Top rectangle: 18 cm wide × 18 cm high = 324 cm²
- Vertical rectangle below: 18 cm wide × 18 cm high = 324 cm²
- But the bottom part is 30 cm wide → so actually:

Better: Split into:
- Top: 18 cm × 18 cm = 324 cm²
- Bottom: 30 cm × 18 cm = 540 cm²
But the top is centered over the bottom → no overlap in area.

So total = 324 + 540 = 864 cm²

Wait — but the bottom is 30 cm wide and 18 cm tall, and the top is 18 cm wide and 18 cm tall — they are stacked.

So yes, total area = 324 + 540 = 864 cm²

> Answer: 864 cm²

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7)


Shape: House-like shape — triangle on top of a rectangle
- Triangle: base = 14 m, height = 21 m → area = (1/2)(14)(21) = 147 m²
- Rectangle: 14 m × 6 m = 84 m²
- Total Area = 147 + 84 = 231 m²

> Answer: 231 m²

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8)


Shape: Step-like shape — can be split into three rectangles or two rectangles

Break into:
- Top rectangle: 8 m × 8 m = 64 m²
- Bottom rectangle: 16 m × 4 m = 64 m²
- Total = 64 + 64 = 128 m²

> Answer: 128 m²

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9)


Shape: Right triangle with a semicircle on the base
- Triangle: base = 4 m, height = 9 m → area = (1/2)(4)(9) = 18 m²
- Semicircle: radius = 4 m → area = (1/2)π(4)² = (1/2)π(16) ≈ 25.13 m²
- Total Area = 18 + 25.13 ≈ 43 m²

> Answer: 43 m²

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Final Answers:


1) 229 cm²
2) 185 cm²
3) 509 m²
4) 75 cm²
5) 1316 cm²
6) 864 cm²
7) 231 m²
8) 128 m²
9) 43 m²

All rounded to nearest whole number as requested.

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