What do we mean by an awkward shape (a compund shape)?

• Sometimes the shape we want to find the area of isn’t one of the standard shapes in Area – Formulae
• However, the area may be found by using a combination of standard shapes
• These are often called Compound Shapes and you may see Compound Area mentioned too

Finding the area of an awkward shape (compound area)

• When you are asked to find the area of an “awkward” shape, split the shape into standard shapes first, and then add them together