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

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

Area of a square

  • To find the area of a square, multiply the lengths of two sides together. Use the units cm2 for area.

Test yourself on Finding the Area of a Quadrilateral

  • What's the area of this shape?

  • What's the area of this shape?

  • What's the area of this shape?

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