Finding the Area of a Quadrilateral
11+ Maths, topic 8.2.1
Finding the Area of a Quadrilateral
Here's how you find the area of a rectangle and a square:

Area of a rectangle
- To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length of a long side by a short side. Use the units cm2 for area.

Area of a square
- To find the area of a square, multiply the lengths of two sides together. Use the units cm2 for area.
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What's the area of this shape?
What's the area of this shape?
What's the area of this shape?