Area Basics
Find the area of a rectangle with length 8 units and width 3 units.
24 square units
A parallelogram’s opposite sides and angles are always ______.
Equivalent lengths and measures
The base of a triangle can be any of its ______.
Sides
The unit for area of a square with side length 3 cm.
square centimeters (cm²)
The area of a square with side length 5 units.
25 square units
A base and ______ make up the two measurements needed for area of a parallelogram.
Height
The height of a triangle must always be ______ to the base.
Perpendicular
When 2 lines intersect at a 90 degree angle.
Perpendicular lines
A parallelogram has a base of 10 m and a height of 7 m. Find its area.
70 square meters
The formula for the area of a parallelogram.
b * h
Base times Height
The formula for the area of a triangle.
1/2 * b * h
A quadrilateral with two pairs of opposite sides that are parallel.
Parallelogram
Find the area of a right triangle with base 9 in. and height 6 in.
27 square inches
Every parallelogram can be divided equally into two of these shapes.
Triangles
The area of a triangle is always ______ the area of a related parallelogram.
HALF!
1/2 * (b * h)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
6 7
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