Finding Area

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What is area?

Back

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

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How do you find the area of a rectangle?

Back

Multiply the length by the width (Area = Length × Width).

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What is the area of a square with a side length of 4 units?

Back

16 sq units (Area = 4 × 4).

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Back

Area = 1/2 × Base × Height.

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

Back

9 sq units (Area = 1/2 × 6 × 3).

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What is the area of a shape with 4 equal sides, each measuring 5 units?

Back

25 sq units (Area of square = 5 × 5).

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What is an irregular shape?

Back

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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Break it into smaller regular shapes, find their areas, and add them together.

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What unit is used to measure area?

Back

Square units (e.g., sq ft, sq m, sq cm).

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What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 8 units and a width of 3 units?

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24 sq units (Area = 8 × 3).