Area of Triangles and Trapezoids #36
FYI You can divide any parallelogram into two congruent triangles. So the area of each triangle is half the area of the parallelogram. An altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular segment from one vertex to the line containing the opposite side. The length of the altitude is the height.
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I DO (foldable) A= ½ bh OR A=bh/2 A= ½ h (b + b)
I DO (foldable) 10 yd 4 ½ yd 6 yd 4.3 cm 6 cm 3 cm 10.5 cm
WE DO (notes) 1) Find the area of the trapezoid.
YOU DO (classwork) ADV Area Group Activities 2D Shape and Sort Area and perimeter Match Up Calculating Area of Figures Review REG https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-geometry-topic/cc-6th-area-triangle/v/intuition-for-area-of-a-triangle https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-geometry-topic/cc-6th-area/v/area-of-a-trapezoid-1