Area and Perimeter of Composite Figures

Problem 1
The figure below is made of two identical rectangles and two identical quadrants. Find the
perimeter of the shaded part.

Breadth of rectangle
= 1 cm + 0.6 cm = 1.6 cm

Perimeter contributed by top rectangle = 0.6 + 2.4 + 1.6

= 4.6 cm
Perimeter contributed by bottom rectangle = 0.6 + 2.4 + 1.6
= 4.6 cm
1
Perimeter contributed by left quadrant = 21 3.14 1
42
= 1.57 cm
1
Perimeter contributed by right quadrant = 21 3.14 1
42
= 1.57 cm

Perimeter of shaded
= Perimeter contributed by top rectangle
part
+ Perimeter contributed by left quadrant
+ Perimeter contributed by bottom rectangle
+ Perimeter contributed by right quadrant
 = 4.6 + 1.57 + 4.6 + 1.57
= 12.34 cm

Problem 2
The figure below shows two identical quadrants in two identical squares and a rectangle
joining them to form a butterfly. Find the perimeter of the shaded butterfly.

Perimeter contributed by 1 square = 2 + 2

= 4 cm
Perimeter contributed by 1 1
= 21 3.14 21
quadrant 42 1

= 3.14 cm
=
Perimeter contributed by rectangle 0.2 + 2 + 0.2 + 2
=
4.4 cm

Perimeter of shaded
= 2 Perimeter contributed by 1 square
butterfly
+ 2 Perimeter contributed by 1
quadrant
+ Perimeter contributed by rectangle
= (2 4) + (2 3.14) + 4.4
= 8 + 6.28 + 4.4
= 18.68 cm
Problem 3
Maddie joined 3 semicircles and a rectangle to form the shape of an umbrella. Find the area
of the shaded umbrella.

= 1 2211
Area of big semicircle 71 7
21 71
=
77 cm2

Radius of medium semicircle

= 2 cm + 3 cm = 5 cm

Area of medium 1
= 3.14 5 5
semicircle 2
= 39.25 cm2

Area of small 1
= 3.14 3 3
semicircle 2
= 14.13 cm2

Area of
= 10 2
rectangle
= 20 cm2

Area of shaded
= Area of big semicircle
umbrella
 + Area of rectangle
+ Area of medium semicircle
Area of small semicircle
= 77 + 20 + 39.25 14.13
= 122.12 cm2

Problem 4
Find the area of the shaded heart formed by 2 semicircles and a square.

Radius of semicircle
= 12 m 2
=6m
Area of 2 semicircles = Area of 1 circle
= 3.14 6 6
= 113.04 m2

Area of
= 12 12
square
= 144 m2

Area of shaded
= Area of 2 semicircles
heart
+ Area of square
= 113.04 + 144
= 257.04 m2

Problem 5
Find the area of the figure below formed by 2 identical three-quarter circles, 2 isosceles right-
angled triangles and a square.

Radius of circle
= 8 cm 4 cm
= 4 cm

= 3
Area of 1 three-quarter circle 3.14 41 4
41
=
37.68 cm2

Height of right isosceles triangle

= Base of right isosceles triangle
= 4 + 10 = 14 cm

1
Area of big isosceles right triangle = 147 14
21
= 98 cm2
 1
Area of small isosceles right triangle = 84 8
21
= 32 cm2

Area of
= 88
square
= 64 cm2

Area of shaded figure = 2 Area of 1 three-quarter circle

+ Area of big isosceles triangle
+ Area of small isosceles triangle
+ Area of square
= (2 37.68) + 98 + 32 + 64
= 75.36 + 98 + 32 + 64
= 269.36 cm2

Problem 6
Find the area and perimeter of the shaded figure below.

Diameter of semicircle
= 2.8 + 1.4 + 2.8 = 7 cm

PERIMETER

= 1 2211
Perimeter contributed by 1 semicircle 71
21 71
=
11 cm
 1 2211
Perimeter contributed by 1 quadrant = 21 2.80.4
42 1 71
= 4.4 cm

Perimeter contributed by rectangle = 3.5 + 3.5

= 7 cm

Perimeter of shaded
= 2 Perimeter contributed by 1 semicircle
figure
+ 4 Perimeter contributed by 1
quadrant
+ Perimeter contributed by rectangle
= (2 11) + (4 4.4) + 7
= 22 + 17.6 + 7
= 46.6 cm

Radius of semicircle
= 7 cm 2
= 3.5 cm

AREA

1 2211
Area of 1 semicircle = 3.50.5 3.5
21 71
= 19.25 cm2

Area of 1 square = 2.8 2.8

= 7.84 cm2

1 22
Area of 1 quadrant = 2.80.7 2.80.4
41 71
= 6.16 cm2
Length of rectangle
= 3.5 + 2.8 + 2.8 = 9.1 cm

Area of rectangle = 9.1 1.4

= 12.74 cm2
Area of shaded shape = 2 Area of 1 semicircle
+ 4 (Area of 1 square Area of 1 quadrant)
+ Area of rectangle
= (2 19.25) + (4 (7.84 6.16))+ 12.74
= 38.5 + 6.72 + 12.74
= 57.96 cm2