What is the area of the given compound shape?
1. 19 sq cm
2. 25 sq cm
3. 34 sq cm

Answer:
(A)
Step-by-step explanation:
As you can see, the figure can be divided into a square of side 2cm and a rectangle of sides 5cm and 3cm so we find the area of both and add.
Area of the square
= 2x2 = 4cm^2
Area of the rectangle
= lxb
= 3x5
= 15 cm^2
Therefore the area of the entire figure
= Area of square + area of rectangle
= 15+4
= 19 cm^2
So the correct option is (a)
Hope this helps:)
Answer:
Option 1
Step-by-step explanation:
I broke the figure up into two shapes. One of them was a square and the other one was a big rectangle. I calculated the two areas and added them back together. My work is attached in the picture.
Area of a square is: s^2
's' -side length
Area of a rectangle is: b * w
'b' - base or length
'w' - width
The area of the figure should be 19cm².