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13 Area

Area refers to the size of a two-dimensional surface. There are several methods to calculate the area of different shapes. For basic shapes like rectangles, the area can be calculated using formulas that multiply length by width. More complex shapes can be broken down into simpler components like triangles and squares, and their individual areas added together to find the total. Approximating areas by counting squares on a grid is also introduced. The document provides examples of calculating areas for various shapes using different techniques.

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13 Area

Area refers to the size of a two-dimensional surface. There are several methods to calculate the area of different shapes. For basic shapes like rectangles, the area can be calculated using formulas that multiply length by width. More complex shapes can be broken down into simpler components like triangles and squares, and their individual areas added together to find the total. Approximating areas by counting squares on a grid is also introduced. The document provides examples of calculating areas for various shapes using different techniques.

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What is Area?

Area is the size of a surface!

Example:
These shapes all have the same area of 9:

Area of Simple Shapes


There are special formulas for certain shapes:

Example: What is the area of this rectangle?

The formula is:

Area = w h
w = width
h = height
The width is 5, and the height is 3, so we know w = 5 and h = 3:

Area = 5 3 = 15
Learn more at Area of Plane Shapes.

Area by Counting Squares


We can also put the shape on a grid and count the number of squares:

The rectangle has an area of 15


If each square was 1 cm on a side, then the area would be 15 cm2 (15 square cm)

Approximate Area by Counting Squares


Sometimes the squares don't match the shape exactly, but we can get an "approximate"
answer.

ONE WAY IS:

more than half a square counts as 1

less than half a square counts as 0

Like this:

This pentagon has an area of approximately 17

OR WE CAN COUNT ONE SQUARE WHEN THE AREAS SEEM TO ADD UP.
Example: Here the area marked "4" seems equal to about 1 whole square (also for "8"):

This circle has an area of approximately 14

BUT USING A FORMULA (WHEN POSSIBLE) IS BEST:


Example: The circle has a radius of 2.1 meters:

The formula is:

Area = r2

= the number pi (3.1416...)


r = radius

The radius is 2.1m, so:

Area = 3.1416... (2.1m)2


= 3.1416... (2.1m 2.1m)
= 13.8544... m2
So the circle has an area of 13.85 square meters (to 2 decimal places)

Area of Difficult Shapes


We can sometimes break a shape up into two or more simpler shapes:

Example: What is the area of this Shape?

Let's break the area into two parts:

Part A is a square:

Area of A = a2 = 20m 20m = 400m2


Part B is a triangle. Viewed sideways it has a base of 20m and a height of 14m.

Area of B = b h = 20m 14m = 140m2

So the total area is:

Area = Area of A + Area of B = 400m2 + 140m2 = 540m2

Area by Adding Up Triangles


We can also break up a shape into triangles:

Then measure the base (b) and height (h) of each triangle:

Then calculate each area (using Area = b h) and add them all up.

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