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Perimeter and Area of 2D Figures

The perimeter of a 2D figure measures the length of the outside "edges" of the figure, (this is often measured in cm, m, km, inches, feet, etc.)


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The area of a 2D figure measures the "space" within the figure (this is often measured in cm2, m2, km2, inch2, feet2, etc.)


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Formulas

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If you are asked to find the area of a composite 2D figure, break the shape up into one of these basic shapes, then calculate the area of each smaller shape.

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Example: Composite 2D Figures

Calculate the perimeter and area of this composite figure. (The diagram may not be drawn to scale)

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Solving for the unknowns

xx represents half the circumference of a circle with radius 2 cm2\ cm:

x=2πr2=2π(2)2=4π2=2π\begin{aligned} x&=\dfrac{2\pi r}{2}\\[0.5em] &=\dfrac{2\pi\left(2\right)}{2}\\[0.5em] &=\dfrac{4\pi}{2}\\[0.5em] &=2\pi \end{aligned}


yy represents the hypotenuse of the right angle triangle:

y2=42+22y=42+22y=16+4y=20y≈4.47\begin{aligned} y^2&=4^2+2^2\\[0.5em] y&=\sqrt{4^2+2^2}\\[0.5em] y&=\sqrt{16+4}\\[0.5em] y&=\sqrt{20}\\[0.5em] y&\approx4.47 \end{aligned}

Perimeter

P=5+y+2+5+x=5+20+2+5+2π=12+20+2π≈22.76\begin{aligned} P&=5+y+2+5+x\\ &=5+\sqrt{20}+2+5+2\pi\\ &=12+\sqrt{20}+2\pi\\ &\approx22.76 \end{aligned}

So, the perimeter is approximately 22.76 cm


Area

A=semi-circle+rectangle+triangle=(πr22)+(l×w)+(b×h2)=(π×222)+(5×4)+(2×42)=(4π2)+20+82=2π+20+4≈30.28\begin{aligned} A&=\text{semi-circle}+\text{rectangle}+\text{triangle}\\[0.5em] &=\left(\dfrac{\pi r^2}{2}\right)+\left(l\times w\right)+\left(\dfrac{b\times h}{2}\right)\\[0.5em] &=\left(\dfrac{\pi \times2^2}{2}\right)+\left(5\times 4\right)+\left(\dfrac{2\times 4}{2}\right)\\[0.5em] &=\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{2}\right)+20+\dfrac{8}{2}\\[0.5em] &=2\pi+20+4\\[0.5em] &\approx 30.28 \end{aligned}

So, the area is approximately 30.28 cm2

Practice: Composite 2D Figures

Calculate the perimeter and area of this figure. (The diagram may not be drawn to scale)

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Practice: Composite 2D Figures

A shaded regular hexagon (6-sided polygon) has a smaller regular hexagon carved out of it. Calculate the perimeter and area of the shaded shape. (The diagram may not be drawn to scale)


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