What is the definition of Area?
How much space is in a shape.
Find the area.
5 x 4 = 20cm
Identity the where the base and the height of this triangle is located.
What type of math equation is used to find area?
Multiplication
Zach is mowing his back yard and wants to know how much he needs to mow. His back yard is 20 ft long and 35 ft wide. What is the area of Zach's back yard?
20 x 35 = 700ft
What is the area of a right triangle whose base is 4 and height is 6?
1//2 x 4 x 6 = 12
What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
L x W
Find the area if you added two centimeters to the length and width.
3 + 2 = 5
10 x 5 = 50cm
Molly is making a flag for her cheerleading game on Friday. The flag is in the shape of a triangle. The base is 10 inches long and the height is 8 inches long. What is the area of her triangle shaped flag?
1/2 x 10 x 8 = 40
What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
1/2 x B x H
Find the area of both of the rectangles combined.
Hint: Find the areas and then add them together.
32 x 20 = 640
8 x 12 = 96
640 + 96 = 736
Noah and Ally are making bird house, and they both want a triangle shaped window on the front of the bird house. Noah's window has a base of 9 inches and a height of 4 inches. Ally's bird house has a base of 7 inches and a height of 3 inches. What is the area of both of their triangles combined?
1/2 x 9 x 4 + 18 inches
1/2 x 6 x 3 = 9 inches