Formulas
Parallelograms
Triangles
Trapeziums
missing dimension/shaded area
100

Formula for the parallelogram

A = b x h

100

Find the area when the... Base= 6cm Height=7cm

42 cm squared

100

Find the area of a triangle when... Base= 5cm Height=12cm

30cm2

100

Find the area when then the... a=2 in, b=3 in, h=10 in

 25 in2

100

When given the area and one of the dimensions, how do I find the missing dimension?

I divide the area by the given dimension.

200

Formula for area of a triangle

A = 1/2 x b x h

200

Find the area when the... Base= 12in. Height=9in.

What is 108in. squared

200

Find the area when... Base= 7in Height=12in

42 inches2

200

Find the area when then the... h=4 in, a=6 in and b=8 in

 28 inches2

200

I have a 3in x  5in rectangle.  Inside the rectangle is a square that has 2in sides.  What is the area of the large rectangle without counting the square inside it?

11 in2

3x5=15

2x2=4

15-4=11 in2

300

Formula for area of a rectangle

A = l x w

300

Find the area when the... Base= 14ft. Height=19ft. 

What is 266 ft. squared

300

Find the area when ... Base= 3ft. Height=7ft

10.5 ft.2

300

Find the area when then the...

a=10 cm

h=6 cm

b=1 cm

33 cm2

300

area=108 and b= 8

Find the missing dimension in the parallelogram.

h= 13.5 units

400

Formula for area of a trapezium

A = 1/2 x h x (a+b)

400

Find the area when the... Base= 5in Height=7in

35 inches squared

400

Find the area when ... base= 8cm, height=10cm 


What is 40 cm2

400

Find the area of a rectangle when the... Length= 12 cm Width=4 cm

48cm2

400

Square A has area of 45in2. Inside square A is a parallelogram with b=3 and h=5.  What is the area of the square A after you take out the parallelogram?

30 in2

500

Formula for area of a square

A = s2

500

Find the area of the square when the base is 2.3km.

5.29 km2

500

Find the area: b=10.1 and h= 10

50.5 units2

500

Find the area of a parallelogram when the... Base= 21ft Height=12ft

252ft.2

500

A=120 in2, b=2.5in 

What is the height of the parallelogram?

h= 48 in