Area of Irregular Shapes

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What is the area of a shape?

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The area of a shape is the amount of space inside the shape, measured in square units.

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How do you find the area of an irregular shape?

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To find the area of an irregular shape, you can divide it into smaller regular shapes, find the area of each, and then add them together.

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What is a square unit?

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A square unit is a unit of measure for area, representing a square that is 1 unit long on each side.

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If a shape has an area of 24 square units, what does that mean?

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It means that the space inside the shape can fit 24 squares that are each 1 unit by 1 unit.

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What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 5 units and a width of 4 units?

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20 square units (Area = length × width = 5 × 4).

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What is the area of a triangle with a base of 6 units and a height of 3 units?

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9 square units (Area = 1/2 × base × height = 1/2 × 6 × 3).

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What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

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Area = length × width.

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

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Area = 1/2 × base × height.

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What is an irregular shape?

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An irregular shape is a shape that does not have equal sides or angles.

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How can you estimate the area of an irregular shape?

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You can estimate the area by counting the number of square units that fit inside the shape.