Parallelograms
Triangles
Trapezoids
Distances in the Coordinate Plane
Word Problems
100
The formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is the product of what 2 parts of the shape?
What is base and height.
100
Describe the error in the following formula for calculating the area for a triangle: Area = b x h
What is The formula is 1/2 (b x h)
100
The formula for finding the area of a trapezoid is 1/2 the product of its height h and the sum of which two parts?
What is the sum of it's bases.
100
What is the length of a line segment with endpoints A(2,3) and B(6,3)?
What is 4 units
100
A shelf has the shape of a triangle. The base of the shelf is 36 centimeters, and the height is 18 centimeters. Find the area of the shelf.
What is 648 cm.
200
Find the area of a parallelogram that has a height of 11 feet and a base of 13 feet.
What is 143 ft squared.
200
Find the area of a triangle that has a height of 12 feet and a base of 10 feet.
What is 60 feet squared.
200
Find the area of a trapezoid that has a height of 4 feet and two bases with dimensions of 10 feet and 6 feet.
What is 32 feet squared.
200
A rectangle is drawn in a coordinate plane. What are possible dimensions for the length and width if the area is 48 feet squared?
What is 12,4 and 4,8 and 24,2.
200
The wingspan of a triangular hang glider is 30 feet and has a height of 9 feet. How much fabric is needed to make the sail?
What is 135 feet sq.
300
Find the area of a parallelogram that has a height of 8.5 meters and a base of 6 meters.
What is 51 meters squared.
300
Find the area of a triangle that has a height of 1 1/2 meters and a base of 4 meters.
What is 3 meters squared.
300
Find the area of a trapezoid that has a height of 3.5 inches and two bases with dimensions of 4 inches and 2 inches.
What is 10.5 inches squared.
300
A rectangle is drawn in a coordinate plane. The following 3 points represent 3 of the vertices: A(2,5) B(2,10) C(7,5). Where does the 4th vertex have to lie in the coordinate plane?
What is (7,10.
300
A trapezoid has an area of 108 ft squared. A rectangle with the same area as the trapezoid has a width of 9 ft. What is the dimension of the length?
What is 12 feet
400
A parallelogram has an area of 55 feet squared. The height of the parallelogram is 11 feet. What is the measure of the base?
What is 5 feet.
400

A triangle has an area of 10 feet squared. The height of the triangle 10 feet. What is the measure of the base?

What is 2 feet.

400
A trapezoid has an area of 5 feet squared. The bases of the trapezoid are 6 feet and 4 feet. What is the measure of the height?
What is 1 foot.
400
Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose coordinate points are A(1,0) B(1,4) C(4,0) D(4,4).
What is 14 units.
400
A back-pocket of a pair of jeans is rectangular in shape. The length is 3 inches and the width is 4 inches. How much space does both pockets on the back of the jeans take up?
What is 24 inches squared.
500
A parallelogram has an area of 25 feet squared. A rectangle is cut out from the parallelogram that has a length of 2 feet and a width of 3 feet. What is the area of the parallelogram after the rectangle has been cut out?
What is 19 feet squared.
500
What are possible dimensions of the base and the height of a triangle whose area is 12 feet squared? Show that these dimensions work by using them in the formula for the area of a triangle.
What is 8,3 or 6, 4 or 12,2.
500

Find the area of the following trapezoid:

b1 = 4 yards

b2 = 7 yards

h= 8 yards

 Area = 44 yards2

500

The vertices of a rectangle are E(0,90), F(60,90), G(60,30), H(0,30). What will happen to the area of the rectangle if point G moves to (70,30)?

What is the area will get increase.

500
A square bathroom floor has a length of 100 feet. Find the perimeter and the area.
What is 400 ft and 10000ftsq
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