4.3.2

Area

Test yourself

Area

The area of a shape is the space enclosed within it. You need to be able to calculate the area of some 2D shapes.

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Square

  • Area of a square = base × height
    • Because a square has four sides of equal length, we can say that area is equal to L², where L is the length of each side.
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Rectangle

  • Area of a rectangle = base × height
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Parallelogram

  • Area of a parallelogram = base × height
    • The 'height' isn't actually a side length - it is the vertical distance from top edge to bottom edge.
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Trapezium

  • Area of a trapezium = 12\frac{1}{2}(a+b) × height
    • a and b are the two parallel sides. The height is the vertical distance from top edge to bottom edge.
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Triangle

  • Area of a triangle = 12\frac{1}{2} × base × height
    • In the example here, the area would be calculated like this:
      • Area = 12\frac{1}{2} × 7 cm × 10 cm
      • Area = 35 cm2

Jump to other topics

1Number

1.1Place Value

1.2Factors & Multiples

1.3Operations

1.4Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

1.5Growth & Decay

1.6Measurements & Units

1.7Accuracy

2Algebra

3Ratio, Proportion & Rates of Change

4Geometry & Measures

5Probability

6Statistics

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