Attributes of Rectangles
Area of Rectangles
Distributive Property and Area
Area of Irregular Shapes
100
How many sides does a rectangle have?
4 sides
100
Find the area
5+5+5 = 15 square units OR
3+3+3+3+3 = 15 square units OR
3x5 = 15 square units
100
Find the side lengths then calculate area of the total rectangle (green AND blue)
4x7 = 4x(2+5) --> (4x2)+(4x5) --> 8+20 = 28 square units
100
34 square units
200
How many sets of parallel lines does a rectangle have?
2 sets of parallel lines
200
A rectangle has side lengths of 5 inches and 8 inches, what is the area?
40 square inches
200
(5x10)+(5x4) = 14x5 --> 50+20=70 square units
200
Find the area *area is measured in SQUARE units*
2 triangles = 1 square SO
4 squares + 4 triangles --> 4 squares+2 squares
= 6 square units
300
The length of parallel sides are ______
equal
300
A rectangle has side lengths 3cm and 7cm. What is the area?
3x7 = 21 square centimeters
300
Break apart 9 and distribute to find the area
(6x5)+(6x4) OR (6x6)+(6x3) OR (6x2)+(6x7)
30+24=54 OR 36+18=54 OR 12+42=54 square inches
400
If sides B and C are parallel and side B is 6cm, what is the length of side C?
6cm - because parallel sides are equal
400
What is the area of the rectangle below?
9x4 = 36 square centimeters
400
What is the area if the rectangle below?
12x8 --> (10x8) + (2x8) --> 80 + 16 = 96 square feet
500
To find the area of a rectangle you can _____
multiply the side lengths!
500
Find the area of the rectangle
8x3 = 24 square cm
500
Use the break apart and distribute strategy to find the area of a rectangle with side lengths 4 inches and 15 inches.
4x(10+5) --> (4x5)+(4x10) --> 20+40 = 60 square inches
500
Find the area of the shaded figure
10x11=110 sq.ft
3x2=8 sq.ft.
110-8=102 square feet