MODULE 4.

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AREA
In geometry, the area can be defined as the space occupied by a flat shape or the
surface of an object.  
The area of a figure is the number of unit squares that cover the surface of
a closed figure. Area is measured in square units such as square centimteres, square
feet, square inches, etc.
 
The area of the squares below, with unit squares of sides 1 centimeter each, will be
measured in square centimeters (cm²).

The origin of the word area is from ‘area’ in Latin, meaning a vacant piece of level
ground. The origin further led to an irregular derivation of area as ‘a particular amount of
space contained within a set of boundaries’.

We often find the area of the room floor to determine the size of the carpet to be bought.
Covering the floor with tiles, covering the wall with paint or wallpaper or building a
swimming pool are other examples, where in the area is computed.