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Area of Compound Figures

Split a compound figure into simple shapes, find each area, and add them together — keeping number and π terms separate.

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Shapes joined together

A compound figure is made of two or more simple shapes joined together — for example a rectangle with a semicircle, quarter circle, or triangle attached to one side. The total area is the sum of the parts.