Why Are Shapes Important Tle G7
Why Are Shapes Important Tle G7
Why Are Shapes Important Tle G7
IMPORTANT?
A shape is defined as a form of an
object or its outline, outer
boundary, or
surface area. Farm lands come in
different shapes.
Table 1 shows some names of
some 2-D shapes (length L and
width W), their
properties, formulas in finding
surface area.
WHY ARE SHAPES IMPORTANT? A shape is defined as a form of an object or its outline, outer boundary,
or surface area. Farm lands come in different shapes.
Table 1 shows some names of some 2-D shapes (length L and width W), their properties, formulas in
finding surface area.
2-D SHAPES
Description
Area (A)
1. square
All the sides have the
same length. All angles
are right angle.
A (square or rectangle) =
length x width = l x w
2. rectangle
All angles are right
angles (90˚). Opposite
sides have the same
lengths.
A = length x width
3. rhombus
All the sides are have the
same length. Diagonals
bisect at right angles.
A (rhombus ) = base x
height = b x h
4. parallelogram
Opposite sides have the
same lengths.
A (parallelogram) = base x
height = b x h
5. trapezium
A (trapezium) = 0.5 (base
+ top) x height =0.5 (b +
a) x h
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WHY ARE SHAPES
IMPORTANT?
A shape is defined as a form of an
object or its outline, outer
boundary, or
surface area. Farm lands come in
different shapes.
Table 1 shows some names of
some 2-D shapes (length L and
width W), their
properties, formulas in finding
surface area.
2-D SHAPES
Description
Area (A)
1. square
All the sides have the
same length. All angles
are right angle.
A (square or rectangle) =
length x width = l x w
2. rectangle
All angles are right
angles (90˚). Opposite
sides have the same
lengths.
A = length x width
3. rhombus
All the sides are have the
same length. Diagonals
bisect at right angles.
A (rhombus ) = base x
height = b x h
4. parallelogram
Opposite sides have the
same lengths.
A (parallelogram) = base x
height = b x h
5. trapezium
A (trapezium) = 0.5 (base
+ top) x height =0.5 (b +
a) x h
Let’s do some calculations.
a. Calculate the surface areas of
the rectangle and of the square.
formula:
1. Square: length = L=10 cm A
=LxW
width = W = 10 cm = 10 cm x
10 cm = 100 cm2
2. Rectangle: length= L= 25
cm formula: A = L x W
width = W= 30
cm = 25 cm x 30 cm = 750 cm2
b. Calculate the surface areas of
the rhombus and the
parallelogram.
1. Rhombus: base = 2 cm height
= 2 cm formula:
A = base x height
= 2 cm x 2 cm = 4 cm2
2. Parallelogram: base = 5cm
height = 3 cm formula:
A = base x height
= 5 cm x 3 cm = 15cm2
c. Calculate the surface area of
trapezium
base = 6 cm top = 3 cm height =
2 cm
formula: A =0.5 x
(base + top) x height
= 0.5 x (6 cm + 3 cm) x 2
cm = 9 cm2
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Table 1 shows some names of some 2-D shapes (length L and width W), their
2-D SHAPES
Description
Area (A)
1. square
A (square or rectangle) =
length x width = l x w
2. rectangle
A = length x width
3. rhombus
A (rhombus ) = base x
height = b x h
4. parallelogram
same lengths.
A (parallelogram) = base x
height = b x h
5. trapezium
a) x h
formula:
A = base x height
= 2 cm x 2 cm = 4 cm2
A = base x height
= 5 cm x 3 cm = 15cm2
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