Find the area of the shape shown in the figure 10.10.

Explanation

This figure is made up of line-segments.
Moreover, it is covered by full squares and halfsquares only.
This makes our job simple.
(i)Fullyfilledsquares`=3`
(ii)Half-filled squares` = 3`
Area covered by full squares`= 3 xx 1` sq units`
=3`squnits
Totalarea`=4(1/2)` sq units