解$: (1) $
$ \begin{aligned}\text{总面积}=&\frac{1}{2}×3b×a+\frac{1}{2}×(b+3b)×\frac{3}{2}b+\frac{1}{2}×[(6a-2b)+3b]×a\\=&\frac{3}{2}ab+3b^2+\frac{1}{2}(6a+b)a\\=&\frac{3}{2}ab+3b^2+3a^2+\frac{1}{2}ab\\=&3a^2+3b^2\end{aligned}$
$ (2) $因为$a+b=7,$$ab=\frac {25}{2},$
$ $所以$a^2+b^2=(a+b)^2-2ab=7^2-2×\frac {25}{2}=24,$
$ $则总面积$=3(a^2+b^2)=3×24=72$
答:$KT$板总面积为$72。$