Calculate the Area of an L-Shaped Figure: 14×2 with 3×1 Extension

Question

What is the area of the shape below?

00:00 Calculate the area of the shape

00:03 Draw a parallel line to create 2 rectangles

00:06 Now we'll use the formula to calculate the rectangle's area

00:09 Side(2) multiplied by side(4)

00:12 This is the area of rectangle 1

00:15 We'll use the same formula to calculate rectangle 2's area

00:19 Side(1) multiplied by side(3)

00:22 This is the area of rectangle 2

00:25 Now we'll sum the areas to find the total shape area

00:31 And this is the solution to the question

First, let's draw an imaginary line so that we get a shape containing one large rectangle and one small rectangle.

Then we can calculate the area of the large rectangle:

$14\times2=28$

Next we will calculate the area of the small rectangle:

$1\times3=3$

Finally, we combine the two areas to get the answer:
$28+3=31$

31 cm²