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Module 1-GRADE-8-TLE-AGRICROP

This document discusses the importance of calculating surface areas for various shapes, including triangles, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapeziums, and circles. It provides the formula for calculating the surface area of a triangle and includes an example calculation. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for proper measurement of dimensions like height, base, and diameter in these calculations.

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Module 1-GRADE-8-TLE-AGRICROP

This document discusses the importance of calculating surface areas for various shapes, including triangles, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapeziums, and circles. It provides the formula for calculating the surface area of a triangle and includes an example calculation. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for proper measurement of dimensions like height, base, and diameter in these calculations.

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PERFORM CALCULATION

It is important to be able to measure and calculate surface areas. It might be


necessary to calculate, for example, the surface area of the cross-section of a canal or the
surface area of a farm.
This section will discuss the calculation of some of the most common surface areas:
triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezium and circle.

The height (h) of a triangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram or a trapezium, is the


distance from a top corner to the opposite side called base (b). The height is always
perpendicular to the base; in other words, the height makes a "right angle" with the base. An
example of a right angle is the corner of this page.

In the case of a square or a rectangle, the expression length (1) is commonly used
instead of base and width (w) instead of height. In the case of a circle the expression
diameter (d) is used.

The height (h), base (b), width (w), length (1) and diameter (d) of the most common
surface areas
TRIANGLES
The surface area or surface (A) of a triangle is calculated by the formula:
A (triangle) = 0.5 x base x height = 0.5 x b x h ..... (1)
Triangles can have many shapes but the same formula is used for all of them.
Some examples of triangles

EXAMPLE
Calculate the surface area of the triangles no. 1, no. 1a and no. 2
Given Answer
Triangles no. 1 and no. 1a: base = 3 cm
height = 2 cm
Formula: A = 0.5 x base x height
A= 0.5 x 3 cm x 2 cm = 3 cm2

Triangle no. 2: base =3 cm


height = 2 cm
A = 0.5 x 3 cm x 2 cm = 3 cm2

It can be seen that triangles no. 1, no. 1a and no. 2 have the same surface; the
shapes of the triangles are different, but the base and the height are in all three cases the
same, so the surface is the same.
The surface of these triangles is expressed in square centimeters (written as cm2).
Surface areas can also be expressed in square decimeters (dm2), square meters (m2), etc...
TRIANGLE ACTIVITY 1.
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
WITH COMPLETE COMPUTATION (SHOW YOUR SOLUTION)

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