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An illustration shows a rectangle that extends to a smaller rectangle at the bottom left. The length of the bottom rectangle is much lesser on the right. The dimensions are as follows: The larger rectangle shows the right side as 4, truncated bottom length as 3, and left side end to end as 5 including the extended rectangle. The smaller rectangle shows the bottom length as 2. There are 5 right angled symbols to show the perpendicular lines of the two rectangles.
What is the area of the composite figure in square units?(1 point)
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To find the area of the composite figure, we need to find the area of each individual rectangle and then add them together.
The larger rectangle has a length of 5 units and a width of 4 units. The area of the larger rectangle is 5 x 4 = 20 square units.
The smaller rectangle has a length of 3 units and a width of 2 units. The area of the smaller rectangle is 3 x 2 = 6 square units.
To find the area of the composite figure, we add the areas of the two rectangles together: 20 + 6 = 26 square units.
Therefore, the area of the composite figure is 26 square units.