C011 · Orthogonal ProfilesISO 128 · 1:1
Open U-Shape — composite figure at 1:1 scale with dimensions, area 28.8 cm²
A = B·H − b·h

Primary school · TypeLab 2D

Open U-Shape

Open U-Shape: a composite plane figure made of a rectangle 7.2 × 6 cm, minus a rectangle 3.6 × 4 cm. It is a classic primary school geometry problem (“Orthogonal Profiles”). The net area is 28.8 cm² and the total perimeter is 34.4 cm.

Certified measurements (1:1 scale)

Net area
28.8 cm²
Total perimeter
34.4 cm
Bounding box
7.2 × 6 cm
Basic shapes
2
Open in TypeLab 2D

Step-by-step decomposition

  1. 1.Baserectangle 7.2 × 6 cm43.2 cm²
  2. 2.−rectangle 3.6 × 4 cm14.4 cm²

Area of each basic shape before the Boolean composition.

How to find the area

Area formula: A = B·H − b·h

Split the figure into basic shapes, find each area, add the joined parts and subtract the cut-outs: A = 43.2 − 14.4 = 28.8 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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