The total surface area of the composite figure that is made of three rectangles is 20 inches²
Area of a composite figure
A composite figure has two or more 2 dimensional figure. The area of a composite figure is the sum of the whole individual areas.
Therefore, the figure can be divided into three rectangles.
area of a rectangle = lw
where
Therefore,
area of the rectangle 1 = 4 × 2 = 8 inches²
area of the rectangle 2 = (6.5 - 1.5 - 2) × 2 = 3 × 2 = 6 inches²
area of the rectangle 3 = 4 × 1.5 = 6 inches²
total area = 8 + 6 + 6 = 20 inches²
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