½ base X perpendicular height ½ X 6 X 3 = 9cm 2 height X base 2 X 6 = 12cm 2 03/07/2015 Created by J. Mills-Dadson 1 Area of simple 2D shapes 6 cm 3 cm 5 cm 2cm 6 cm Find the area of these shapes

Area of Compound Shapes 03/07/2015 Created by J. Mills-Dadson 2 6cm 5cm 13cm 7cm Area of the compound shape = = 95cm 2 10 X 6 =60cm 2 7 X 5 =35cm 2 6 X 5 =30cm 2 5 X 13 =65cm 2 Area of the compound shape = = 95cm 2 Another way is ….. Work out the area of this compound shape in two different ways. 10cm

Find the area of this Compound Shape 03/07/2015 Created by J. Mills-Dadson 3 8 X 6 =48cm 2 ½ (6X5) =15cm 2 Total = = 63cm 2

03/07/2015 Created by J. Mills-Dadson 4 3m 2m 4m 3m 3 X 4 =12m 2 3 X 2 = 6m 2 Total area = = 18m 2

03/07/2015 Created by J. Mills-Dadson 5 Find the area of this Compound Shape Rectangle = 20 X 10 =200 cm 2 20 cm 10 cm Triangle = ½ (4 X 20) = 40 cm 2 Total = 200 – 40 = 160 cm 2 10 cm

03/07/2015 Created by J. Mills-Dadson 6 Functional skills As a manager of a local football club, you need to re-turf the playing field for an important international match. It costs £1.50 to turf 1m 2. Find the cost of re- turfing the pitch. 40 m 90 m Area of the playing field = 90 X 40 = 3600m 2 The cost of re-turfing the pitch = 1.5 X 3600 = £ 5400