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Understanding Composite Shapes

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    1. Multiple Choice
    01:18
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    What does the term 'composite' refer to in geometry?

    A shape with a complex structure

    A shape that can be easily calculated

    A shape made up of more than one smaller shape

    A shape with only straight edges

    2. Multiple Choice
    02:02
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    How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

    Length times width divided by two

    Half the base times height

    Base times height

    Length plus width

    3. Multiple Choice
    02:36
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    1 pt

    What adjustment is made to calculate the base of the triangle in the first example?

    Multiply the height by 2

    Subtract 4 cm from the total length

    Divide the total length by 2

    Add 4 cm to the total length

    4. Multiple Choice
    03:03
    30 seconds
    1 pt

    How is the area of a triangle calculated?

    One half the base times the height

    Base times height divided by two

    Base plus height

    Base times height

    5. Multiple Choice
    03:23
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    1 pt

    What is the total area of the composite shape in the first example?

    36 cm squared

    60 cm squared

    34 cm squared

    24 cm squared

    6. Multiple Choice
    04:15
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    1 pt

    In the second example, what is the area of the skinny rectangle?

    16 cm squared

    12 cm squared

    6 cm squared

    8 cm squared

    7. Multiple Choice
    04:44
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    1 pt

    What is the correct formula to find the area of a triangle?

    Base times height

    Base plus height

    One half the base times the height

    Base times height divided by two

    8. Multiple Choice
    05:35
    30 seconds
    1 pt

    How do you find the total area of a composite shape?

    By subtracting the smallest shape's area from the largest

    By adding the areas of the individual shapes

    By dividing the sum of the individual shapes' areas

    By multiplying the areas of the individual shapes

    9. Multiple Choice
    05:35
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    What is the total area of the composite shape in the second example?

    36 cm squared

    60 cm squared

    24 cm squared

    34 cm squared

    10. Multiple Choice
    06:03
    30 seconds
    1 pt

    Why is it important to decompose composite shapes?

    To make them easier to understand and calculate

    To increase their complexity

    To change their geometric properties

    To prove geometric theorems

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