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How to find the area of a parallelogram

(a) What is the name of this quadrilateral? ____________________________

(b) Do you still remember the formula of the

area and perimeter this?

Area:

Perimeter:

(c) Cut a corner from the rectangle to the adjacent corner, and put this across to the other end of the
rectangle. This will make a parallelogram. Use this Then, please stick the new shape on the paper!

Before

After

What do you see from this activity? Can you give the conclusion?

Your opinion:

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Use this to write a formula for the area of a parallelogram.

Area = b x h where b is the base and h is the height.

Perimeter =
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How to find the area of a parallelogram

(a) What is the name of this quadrilateral? ____________________________

(b) Do you still remember the formula of the area and perimeter this?

Area:

Perimeter:

(c) To make “new shape” as part of quadrilateral. Please half of

square into two of triangle (diagonal line), then spin the square
1350 degree. Then, what kind of new shape will you see?

Before After
What do you see from this activity? Can you give the conclusion?

Your opinion:

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Use this to write a formula for the area of a ________________.

𝑑1 𝑥 𝑑2
Area = 2

Perimeter =
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How to prove the area of a trapezium and a parallelogram

(a) What is the name of this quadrilateral? ____________________________

(b) Area of trapezium is:

1
Area = the sum of the parallel sides x the perpendicular height
2
1
Area = x (a + b) x h
2

Perimeter =

Please cut the red line to prove this shape into parallelogram, move the top
shape into side of the lower shape! Then, you will see the parallelogram

Before

After:

What do you see from this activity? Can you give the conclusion?

Your opinion:

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How to know the area of triangle:

The area of a triangle is based on being _______ the area of a _____________

Area of a triangle = half the area of the ___________

= half of the ______ x _________

1
= 2 x ___ x_____

Write down the answer here:

Kite
A kite is a quadrilateral with two pairs of equal-length adjacent sides.

To calculate the area of a kite you multiply the pxq

Area =
diagonals and then divide by 2. 2

pxq
Area =
2
5cm x 7cm
A=
2

A = 17.5cm2
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