Area Area is the amount of surface inside a closed boundary.
Area tells the number of square units. This rectangle’s area is 6 square units. Think: AREA, SQUAREA !
Area of a Rectangle 3 inches 5 inches Multiply the length times the width. L x W = AREA 3” x 5” = 15 square inches
The area of this square is 9 square units.
And…. the area of this rectangle is 12 square units.
You can find the area of your bedroom. Multiply the length x width. 9 feet 12 feet What is the area?
9’ x 12’ = 108 square feet
Area What is the area of this backyard? 60 yds. 200 yds.
60 x 200 = 1,200 square yards
Area of a Triangle 3 inches 6 inches A triangle is half the size of a rectangle so, multiply half of the length times the width. 1/2 x (base x height) = AREA 1/2 of (3 x 6) = 9 square inches
What is the area of this triangle? 10 yards 8 yards
1/2 of (8 x 10 ) = 40 square yards
Perimeter Perimeter is the distance around the outside edge of a shape.
Perimeter is measured in linear units. This rectangle’s perimeter is 20 inches 5 inches 10 inches
Think: ‘peri’ means around
Perimeter of a Rectangle 3 inches 5 inches Add the length and width, then multiply by 2. 2 x (L + W) = PERIMETER 2 x (5 + 3) = 16 inches 3 inches 5 inches 3 inches 5 inches 3 inches
What is the perimeter of this backyard? 20 yards 10 yards 20yards 10 yards
2 x ( ) = 60 yards
What is the perimeter of this pool? 18 feet 10 feet
2 x ( ) = 56 feet
Perimeter of a Triangle Add the measure of each side. 5 " + 5 " + 4 " = 14 yards 5 yards 4 yards
What is the perimeter of this triangle? 4 yards 3 yards 5 yards
= 12 yards
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