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Area × B × H Area A: Triangle Square

This document provides formulas for calculating the areas of basic geometric shapes including triangles, rectangles, squares, parallelograms, trapezoids, circles, sectors, and ellipses. It also gives examples of using the formulas to calculate areas for specific shapes where the side lengths or radii are provided.

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Area × B × H Area A: Triangle Square

This document provides formulas for calculating the areas of basic geometric shapes including triangles, rectangles, squares, parallelograms, trapezoids, circles, sectors, and ellipses. It also gives examples of using the formulas to calculate areas for specific shapes where the side lengths or radii are provided.

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Nikhil Khandelwal
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Triangle

Area = b h
b = base h = vertical height Rectangle

Square

Area = a2
a = length of side Parallelogram

Area = w h
w = width h = height Trapezoid (US) Trapezium (UK)

Area = b h
b = base h = vertical height Circle

Area = (a+b) h
h = vertical height

Area = r2 Circumference = 2 r
r = radius Sector

Ellipse

Area = r2
r = radius = angle in radians

Area = ab

Note: h is at right angles to b:

Example: What is the area of this rectangle?

The formula is:

Area = w h
w = width h = height We know w = 5 and h = 3, so:

Area = 5 3 = 15

Example: What is the area of this circle?

Radius = r = 3

Area = r2 = 32 = (3 3) = 3.14159... 9 = 28.27 (to 2 decimal places)

Example: What is the area of this triangle?

Height = h = 12 Base = b = 20

Area = b h = 20 12 = 120

A harder example:

Example: Sam cuts grass at $0.10 per square meter How much does Sam earn cutting this area:

Let's break the area into two parts:

Area of A = a2 = 20m 20m = 400m2


Part B is a triangle. Viewed sideways it has a base of 20m and a height of 14m. So the total area is:

Part A is a square:

Area of B = b h = 20m 14m = 140m2

Area = Area of A + Area of B = 400m2 + 140m2 = 540m2


Sam earns $0.10 per square meter

Sam earns = $0.10 540m2 = $54

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