Section 1: Area of Triangles, Squares, and Rectangles
1. Find the area of a right-angled triangle: A right-angled triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 12 cm. Formula: Area = ½ × base × height Calculate the area of the triangle. Answer:
2. Find the area of a square:
A square has a perimeter of 48 cm. Question: What is the side length of the square, and what is its area? Formula: Perimeter = 4 × side Calculate the area of the square. Answer:
3. Find the area of a rectangle:
A rectangle has a perimeter of 80 cm. The length is twice the width. Question: Find the length, width, and area of the rectangle. Formula: Perimeter = 2(length + width) Calculate the area of the rectangle. Answer:
4. Area of a triangle (complex):
A triangle has a base of 15 cm and a height of 9 cm. Another triangle has an area that is twice the area of the first triangle. Question: Find the area of both triangles. Formula: Area = ½ × base × height Answer:
5. Area of a compound shape:
A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 8 cm. Attached to one of its sides is a square with a side length of 6 cm. Question: Find the total area of the compound shape. Formula: Area of rectangle = length × width Formula: Area of square = side × side Answer: Section 2: Problem Solving with Triangles and Rectangles 6. Mixed area problem (Triangle and rectangle): A garden is in the shape of a rectangle with a length of 20 m and a width of 10 m. Inside the garden is a triangular pond with a base of 8 m and a height of 6 m. Question: Find the area of the garden excluding the pond. Formula: Area of rectangle = length × width Formula: Area of triangle = ½ × base × height Answer:
7. Area comparison problem (Rectangles):
Two rectangles have the same area. The first rectangle has a length of 15 cm and a width of 8 cm. The second rectangle has a length of 20 cm. Question: What is the width of the second rectangle? Formula: Area of rectangle = length × width Answer:
Section 3: Advanced Area Questions
8. Word problem (Triangle): A triangular park has a base of 25 m and a height of 14 m. The city plans to double the park's area by adding more land around it. Question: What will the new area of the park be after doubling its size? Formula: Area = ½ × base × height Answer:
9. Word problem (Square):
A square playground has an area of 144 m². The school plans to expand the playground by increasing each side by 4 meters. Question: What will be the new area of the playground? Formula: Area = side × side Answer:
10. Area of an irregular shape (Challenge):
A rectangular room measures 10 meters by 8 meters. A triangular section of the room, with a base of 5 meters and a height of 4 meters, is being converted into a storage area. Question: Find the total floor area available in the room, excluding the triangular storage area. Formula: Area of rectangle = length × width Formula: Area of triangle = ½ × base × height Answer: