Vocab
What is area?
The total amount of units inside of a 2-D shape.
Draw a parallelogram with an area of 10.
2, 5
10, 1
Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 7 and a height of 5.
30
Bases and heights must meet at which kind of angle?
Right (or 90 degree) angle
Draw a parallelogram with an area of 24.
8, 3
6, 4
12, 2
24, 1
Find the area of a triangle with a base of 5 and a height of 2.
5
Define a parallelogram.
A parallelogram is a shape with four sides, two pairs of parallel lines, and equal opposite sides and angles.
Draw a parallelogram with an area of 42.
6, 7
21, 2
3, 14
Find the area of a triangle with a base of 8 and a height of 11.
44
Define perpendicular.
Two lines that intersect, or meet, at a 90 degree (right) angle.
Draw a triangle with an area of 8.
2, 8
4, 4
16, 1
Find the area of a triangle with a base of 6 and a height of 9.
54
Use the following vocabulary words in a 1-2 sentences: base, height, perpendicular, parallelogram, area.
To find the area of a parallelogram, you multiply the base and height, which must be perpendicular.
Draw a parallelogram with an area of 21.6
10.8, 2
5.4, 4
2.7, 8
21.6, 1
Find the area of a triangle with a base of 13 and a height of 18.
234