C003 · Additive FiguresISO 128 · 1:1
Bell Tower — composite figure at 1:1 scale with dimensions, area 32.84 cm²
A = b·h₁ + ½·b·h₂

Primary school · TypeLab 2D

Bell Tower

Bell Tower: a composite plane figure made of a rectangle 3.4 × 7.2 cm, joined with a triangle with base 4.4 cm and height 3.8 cm. It is a classic primary school geometry problem (“Additive Figures”). The net area is 32.84 cm² and the total perimeter is 27.58 cm.

Certified measurements (1:1 scale)

Net area
32.84 cm²
Total perimeter
27.58 cm
Bounding box
4.4 × 11 cm
Basic shapes
2
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Step-by-step decomposition

  1. 1.Baserectangle 3.4 × 7.2 cm24.48 cm²
  2. 2.+triangle with base 4.4 cm and height 3.8 cm8.36 cm²

Area of each basic shape before the Boolean composition.

How to find the area

Area formula: A = b·h₁ + ½·b·h₂

Split the figure into basic shapes, find each area, add the joined parts and subtract the cut-outs: A = 24.48 + 8.36 = 32.84 cm².

Editable in PowerPoint & Office

The .PPTX file contains native DrawingML shapes: outlines, dimensions and labels stay separate objects you can recolor and edit in PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides. The .SVG file is pure vector art at 1:1 scale on an A4 sheet, ready for print, LaTeX and textbook layout.

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