Given:
The piecewise rectangular figure.
To find:
The area of the piecewise rectangular figure.
Solution:
Draw a line and divide the given figure in two parts (a) and (b) as shown in the below figure.
Figure (a) is a rectangle of length 5 yd and width 3 yd. So, the area of the rectangle is:
[tex]Area=length\times width[/tex]
[tex]A_a=5\times 3[/tex]
[tex]A_a=15[/tex]
Figure (b) is a square of edge 2 yd. So, the area of the square is:
[tex]Area=(edge)^2[/tex]
[tex]A_b=(2)^2[/tex]
[tex]A_b=4[/tex]
The area of the given figure is:
[tex]A=A_a+A_b[/tex]
[tex]A=15+4[/tex]
[tex]A=19[/tex]
Therefore, the area of the given figure is 19 square yd.
