Formative Assssment 1 term 2

Solve all the questions,

Area of Triangles

q.1 Without a calculator find the area of the following triangles.

a.)
b.)

21 cm 27 cm

14 cm 36 cm

c.)

56 cm

78 cm

2. You may use a calculator to find the area of the following triangles. Give your answers
to 3 significant figures.

47.1 cm

26.7 cm 4.3 cm

3.7 cm
3. Without a calculator find the length CD given that the area of triangle ABC is 1833 cm2
and the length AB is 47 cm.

A D B

4. The lines AB and CD are parallel. The area of triangle ABC is 1443 cm2. Find DE and
hence the area of ABD. Note line E is an extension of line AB. You may not use a
calculator.

C D

A B E

5. For a bonus mark find the total area of the quadrilateral ABCD below.

B 6 cm

4 cm

A 4 cm 8 cm 3 cm D