Formulas
Perimeter of a Rectangle
Area of a Rectangle
Area of a Parallelogram
Area of a Trapezoid
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What is the perimeter formula for a rectangle?
P = L + L + W + W OR, P = 2L + 2W OR, P = 2(L + W)
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A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 5 inches. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?
p = 2L + 2W p = 2(8) + 2(5) p = 16 + 10 p= 26 inches
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A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 5 inches. What is the area of this rectangle?
A = lw A = (8)(5) A = 40 inches squared
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A parallelogram has a base of 6 feet and a height of 4 feet. What is the area of this parallelogram?
A = Base x Height A = (6)(4) A = 24 feet squared
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A trapezoid has a base of 9 meters and a base of 6 meters. The height of the trapezoid is 6 meters. What is the area of the trapezoid?
A = 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height) A = 1/2(9 + 6)(6) A = 1/2(15)(6) A = 1/2(90) A = 45 meters squared
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What is the area formula for a rectangle?
Area = length x width OR, A = lw
200
A rectangle has a length of 18 cm and a width of 13 cm. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?
p = 2L + 2W p = 2(18) + 2(13) p = 36 + 26 p = 62 cm
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A rectangle has a length of 18 cm and a width of 13 cm. What is the area of this rectangle?
A = lw A = (18)(13) A = 234 cm
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A parallelogram has a base of 14 feet and a height of 7 feet. What is the area of this parallelogram?
A = bh A = (14)(7) A = 98 feet squared
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A trapezoid has a base of 8 feet and a base of 12 feet. The height of the trapezoid is 4 feet. What is the area of the trapezoid?
A = 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height) A = 1/2(8 + 12)(4) A = 1/2(20)(4) A = 1/2(80) A = 40 feet squared
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What is the area formula for a parallelogram?
Area = base x height A = bh
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A rectangle has a length of 8.6 m and a width of 5 m. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?
p = 2L + 2W p = 2(8.6) +2(5) p = 17.2 + 10 p = 27.2 m
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A rectangle has a length of 8.6 m and a width of 5 m. What is the area of this rectangle?
A = lw A = (8.6)(5) A = 43 meters squared
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A parallelogram has a base of 7.8 feet and a height of 3 feet. What is the area of this parallelogram?
A = bh A = (7.8)(3) A = 23.4 feet squared
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A trapezoid has a base of 3.5 inches and a base of 9 inches. The height of the trapezoid is 7 inches. What is the area of the trapezoid?
A = 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height) A = 1/2(3.5 + 9)(7) A = 1/2(12.5)(7) A = 1/2(87.5) A = 43.75 inches squared
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What is the area formula for a trapezoid?
Area = 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height)
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A rectangle has a length of 24.8 inches and a width of 12.78 inches. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?
p = 2L + 2W p = 2(24.8) + 2(12.78) p = 49.6 + 25.56 p = 75.16 inches
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A rectangle has a length of 24.8 inches and a width of 12.78 inches. What is the area of this rectangle?
A = lw A = (24.8)(12.78) A = 316.944
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A parallelogram has a base of 13.8 yards and a height of 4.2 yards. What is the area of this parallelogram?
A = bh A = (13.8)(4.2) A = 57.96 square yards
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A trapezoid has a base of 15.2 inches and a base of 11 feet. The height of the trapezoid is 6.8 feet. What is the area of the trapezoid?
A = 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height) A = 1/2(15.2 + 11)(6.8) A = 1/2(62.2)(6.8) A = 1/2(422.96) A = 211.48 inches squared
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What is the following formula used for? 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height)
The formula, 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height) is used to calculate the area of a Trapezoid.
500
A rectangle has an area of 24 square cm and a length of 8 cm. What is the perimeter of this rectangle? **Hint: calculate the width first, and then calculate the perimeter.
A = LW P = 2L + 2W 24 = 8W P = 2(8) + 2(3) 3 = W P = 16 + 6 p = 22 cm
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A rectangle has an area of 54 inches squared and a width of 6 inches. What is the length of the rectangle?
A = LW 54 = L(6) solve for the variable 9 inches = L
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A parallelogram has an area of 45 square inches and a base of 5 inches. What is the area of this parallelogram?
A = bh 45 = (5)h 9 inches = h
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The length of a trapezoids leg's are both 6 cm. One of it's bases is 12 cm and the other base is 19 cm. The height of the trapezoid is 8 cm. What is the area of the trapezoid?
A = 1/2(base 1 + base 2)(height) A = 1/2(12 + 19)(8) A = 1/2(31)(8) A = 1/2(248) A = 124 cm squared