C004 · Additive FiguresISO 128 · 1:1
Upward Arrow — composite figure at 1:1 scale with dimensions, area 23.38 cm²
A = b₁·h₁ + ½·b₂·h₂

Primary school · TypeLab 2D

Upward Arrow

Upward Arrow: a composite plane figure made of a rectangle 2.6 × 5.2 cm, joined with a triangle with base 5.8 cm and height 3.4 cm. It is a classic primary school geometry problem (“Additive Figures”). The net area is 23.38 cm² and the total perimeter is 25.14 cm.

Certified measurements (1:1 scale)

Net area
23.38 cm²
Total perimeter
25.14 cm
Bounding box
5.8 × 8.6 cm
Basic shapes
2
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Step-by-step decomposition

  1. 1.Baserectangle 2.6 × 5.2 cm13.52 cm²
  2. 2.+triangle with base 5.8 cm and height 3.4 cm9.86 cm²

Area of each basic shape before the Boolean composition.

How to find the area

Area formula: A = b₁·h₁ + ½·b₂·h₂

Split the figure into basic shapes, find each area, add the joined parts and subtract the cut-outs: A = 13.52 + 9.86 = 23.38 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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