Area of Parallelogram
Area of Triangle
Area of Trapezoid
Area or Perimeter from Coordinates
Potpourri
100

What is the formula to find the area of a parallelogram?

A = b x h

100

What is the formula to find the area of a triangle?

A = 1/2 b x h

100

What is the formula to find the area of a trapezoid?

A = 1/2 h (b1 + b2)

100

If my shape only has three coordinates, what type of shape is it?

Triangle. 

100

What is the perimeter of a shape?

It is the outer edge around the shape. 

200

Base = 8 inches

Height = 9 inches

Area = 72 inches 2

200

Base: 5 ft

Height: 3 ft

Area = 7.5 ft

(or 7 1/2) 

200

Base 1: 6

Base 2: 12

Height: 7

Area = 63 units2

200

What is the perimeter of this shape?

A (3, 3), B (3, 5), C (7, 5), D (7, 3)

AB-      BC-

CD-     DA- 

The perimeter is 12 units. 

200

12 x 6 =

72

300

Base : 18cm

Height : 9 1/4 cm 

Area: 166 1/2 cm2

300

Base: 14 in.

Height: 21 in. 

Area = 147 inches2

300

Base 1: 10

Base 2: 6

Height: 9

Area = 72 units

300

What is the perimeter of this shape if its length is multiplied by 2?

H (1, 1), I (1, 9), J (7, 9), K (7, 1)

HI:          IJ:

JK:          KH:

The perimeter is 56 units. 

300

If the width of a rectangle tripled, what would happen to the area?

The area would also be tripled. 

400

Use the area to find the base. 

Area: 24 feet 2

Height: 3 feet

Base : 8 feet 

400

Use the area to find the base of the triangle. 

Area = 245 in.2

Height = 14 in. 

Base = 35 in. 

400

Use the area to find the height of the trapezoid. 

Area = 100 units

Base 1: 11

Base 2: 14

Height = 8 units

400

Find the area of the shape from these vertices if they were quadrupled. 

Base 1: 3

Base 2: 4

Height: 4

Area = 42 units2

400

The figure shows square ABCD  and triangle ADE  drawn on a grid.

What is the area of quadrilateral ABCE

A = 48 units2

500

Use the area to find the height of the shape.

Area: 142 1/2 feet 2

Base: 9 1/2 feet

Height: 15 feet. 

500

Use the area to find the area of the triangle if it is tripled in size. 

Base = 8 cm

Height = 7 cm

New Area = 168 cm 2

500

Use the area to find the height of the trapezoid. 

Area = 68 m2

Base 1: 6 m

Base 2: 11 m

Height = 8m 

500

Andre is creating a border around his rectangular patio with paver bricks. The coordinates of the vertices of the patio are (1, 5), (6, 5), (6, 1), and (1, 1). Each grid square has a length of 3 feet. Find the amount of brick, in feet, needed for the perimeter.

Perimeter = 54 feet. 

500

Tom's baseball team wins 5 out of every 12 games they play. If the team played 36 games, how many games did Tom's team win?

15 games