Finding the Area of Polygons
Vocabulary Perimeter – The sum of all sides of the shape. Area – The total occupied space of a shape in units squared.
Area of Triangles Base (b) Height (h)
We know how to find the area of a square or a rectangle
What if we cut the shapes in half?
Example = = 12 units squared
Try
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Notice all of our examples have been right triangles In other triangles, you must make sure you are using the height. Height is always perpendicular to the base
Find the Area 3 in 7 in 5 in
Find the Area 6 in 12 in 10 in
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Finding the Area of Other Polygons
We Know How to Find the Area of Several Figures Already
Finding the area of a rhombus and parallelogram They are just squares and rectangles pushed over Area = 4 un² Notice that we are not using the length of the angled side! 3
Trapezoid Formula for area
Trapezoids
Area of Other Polygons
Sometimes Things Are Not Perfect or We are Missing Vital Information Divide the shape into shapes we can use
Example
4 4
2 2 3
Closure: With a partner find the area