Aim

• I can calculate the area of a triangle and a parallelogram.

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2 why these formulas give the area of triangles and parallelograms.
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• I can statement
use the formulae to calculate the area of triangles and parallelograms.
 The Area of a Triangle

The area of a triangle is

based on being half the
area of a rectangle.
The Area of a Triangle

The area of a triangle is

based on being half the
area of a rectangle.
 Calculate the Area of a Triangle
Area of a triangle = half the area of the rectangle
= half of the base x height

height

base
 Calculate the Area of a Triangle
Area of a triangle = half the area of the rectangle
= half of the base x height

height

base
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

5cm

10cm

1
Area = × 10cm × 5cm = 25cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

7cm

8cm

1
Area = × 8cm × 7cm = 28cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

6cm

12cm

1
Area = × 12cm × 6cm = 36cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

3cm

15cm

1
Area = × 15cm × 3cm = 22.5cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

12cm

18cm

1
Area = × 18cm × 12cm = 108cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

6cm

10cm

1
Area = × 10cm × 6cm = 30cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

4cm

9cm

1
Area = × 9cm × 4cm = 18cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

8cm

11cm

1
Area = × 11cm × 8cm = 44cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

7cm

16cm

1
Area = × 16cm × 7cm = 56cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

9cm

21cm

1
Area = × 21cm × 9cm = 94.5cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

6cm

8cm

1
Area = × 8cm × 6cm = 24cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

7cm

12cm

1
Area = × 12cm × 7cm = 42cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

9cm

10cm

1
Area = × 10cm × 9cm = 45cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

11cm

13cm

1
Area = × 13cm × 11cm = 71.5cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the area of this triangle.

12cm

25cm

1
Area = × 25cm × 12cm = 150cm²
2
 Calculate
Calculate the height of this triangle.

Area = 14cm²

7cm

14
Height = 2 × = 4cm
7
 Calculate
Calculate the base of this triangle.

5cm
Area = 20cm²

20
Base = 2 × = 8cm
5
 Calculate
Calculate the height of this triangle.

Area = 27cm²

9cm

27
Height = 2 × = 6cm
9
 Calculate
Calculate the height of this triangle.

Area = 60cm²

12cm

60
Height = 2 × = 10cm
12
 Calculate
Calculate the base of this triangle.

7cm
Area = 52.5cm²

52.5
Base = 2 × = 15cm
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