The figure, not drawn to scale, is made up of two identical squares, P and R and a rectangle Q. The ratio of the area P to the area of Q to the area of R is 1 : 2 : 1. The ratio of the unshaded part of P to the unshaded part of R is 2 : 3 respectively. Given that half of the area of P is shaded and the total area of all the shaded parts is 42 cm
2, what is the area of the whole figure?
P |
Q |
R |
1x4 = 4 u |
2x4 = 8 u |
1x4 = 4 u |
Unshaded |
Shaded |
Unshaded |
Shaded |
Unshaded |
Shaded |
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2 |
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3 |
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1x2 |
1x2 |
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2 u |
2 u |
5 u |
3 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Since half of the area of P is shaded, the other half of the area of P is unshaded.
Unshaded part of P : Shaded part of P
1 : 1
The unshaded part of P is the repeated identity.
LCM of 1 and 2 = 2
Area of P is the combined repeated identity.
LCM of 1 and 4 = 4
P : Q : R
1 : 2 : 1
4 : 8 : 4
Shaded part of P : Shaded part of R
2 : 3
Total shaded area
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 42
1 u = 42 ÷ 3 = 14
Area of the whole figure
= 2 u + 8 u + 3 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 14
= 182 cm
2 Answer(s): 182 m
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