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 What is
Area?
Area – the number of square units a
figure contains.
Just try to
focus, Sparky!
I’d like to
put some of these
squares Gotinto
it,
my belly!
sir!

To find the area of a rectangle, we

multiply the number of “length”
squares by the number of “width” squares.
 What is
Area?
Because this pizza has 5 length squares
and 3 width squares, we can use a
formula to find the area.

1 2 3 4 5 Area = length width

width
6 7 8 9 10 Area = 5 3

11 12 13 14 15 Area = 15 square units

length
The formula saves us from counting!
 Go Figure!
In this lesson, you’ll learn the area formulas
for the following figures:
Personally,
Squares Trapezoids
I’d rather just
concentrate on
Mythebad!
pizza!

Rectangles Sparky!
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 Area
Here are the Formulas
area formulas for squares,
The capital “A” stands for area!
rectangles, and parallelograms:
A=l w

width
(b h)
A=b h
height

length
or
2
𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
height A=b h
base

Height is measured from base

Notice
the how
top of similar
a figure these formulas
perpendicular are!
to its base.
 Area
How can a
parallelogram have
Formulas
We can remove one end
Whoa!
the same formula as
That just tripped
a rectangle or
ofRemember
a parallelogram
to and
my trigger!
square? breathe, my friend!
slide it across the figure.

This shows us that a parallelogram is

really just a “tilted” rectangle.
 You Try
Some!
Find the area of the following figures. Remember! You’re finding
square units, so all labels should be units .
2

1) 2)
3 cm

ft
2 ft

5
2.
9 cm
6 ft
𝐴=𝑙× 𝑤 𝐴=𝑏× h
𝐴=9× 3¿ 27 𝑐𝑚2 𝐴=6 ×2¿ 12 𝑓𝑡 2

3)
or
11 mm
𝐴=11 × 11¿ 121 𝑚𝑚 2
 Area of a Triangle
Now, let’s look at the formula for the
area of a triangle: This is not the
height of the
triangle.

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base
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I was getting the For the love
Calm
hang of this, you had
to go and throw a
of pepperoni, why do we
have to take half of the
down and check
fraction at me. base the height?
this out!
 Think About it!
A triangle is really one half of a
square, rectangle, or parallelogram.

height
height

height

base
base
base

And that’s why the

formula for a triangle is:
 Make a Connection!
I think I get So to find
it! And I heard that the area of a triangle,
taking half of a number just multiply the base times
is the same thing as the height and divide
dividing by 2. that answer by 2?

Well, you
heard right! That’s it!
You can use either formula to find the
area of a triangle:
or
 It’s Your
Find the area of the followingTurn!
triangles. Remember! You’re finding
square units, so all labels should be units .
2

1) 2)
.5 m
9 3m
12

11 in
in

9m

6 in

𝑨=(𝟔 ×𝟏𝟏) ÷𝟐 𝑨=(𝟗 ×𝟑)÷ 𝟐

𝑨=𝟔𝟔 ÷ 𝟐
¿ 𝟑𝟑 𝒊𝒏
𝟐
𝑨=𝟐𝟕 ÷ 𝟐¿ 𝟏𝟑 . 𝟓 𝒎 𝟐
 One Last Formula!
That brings us to the lesson’s last
area formula for the trapezoid:
base1
Run for
your lives!
height 𝟏 That formula’s
𝑨= ∙ 𝒉∙( 𝒃𝟏 + 𝒃𝟐) ridiculous!
𝟐
base2

I know it looks scary,

Sparkington, but check this out!
 Think About it!
A trapezoid
Step Follow is really
1: Addthese
the just
steps
two totwo
bases triangles,
find the
together.
each
areawith
of aits own base.
trapezoid:
Step 2: Multiply the sum of the bases by
the height of the trapezoid.
Step 3: Multiply your answer by (or divide by 2)
base1
𝟏
height 𝑨= ×𝒉 ×
( 𝒃𝟏+ 𝒃𝟐 )
𝟐

base2
 You can Do it!
Find the area of each trapezoid. Remember to label your answers!
1) 3m 2) 5 in

3.3
m

3 in
2m
2.6

in
5m 8 in
𝟏
𝑨= × 𝒉×(𝒃 𝟏+ 𝒃𝟐 )
𝟐
𝑨=𝟐 ∙ ( 𝟑+𝟓 ) ÷ 𝟐 𝑨=𝟑 ∙ ( 𝟓+𝟖 ) ÷ 𝟐
𝑨=𝟏𝟔 ÷ 𝟐
¿𝟖𝒎
𝟐
𝑨=𝟑𝟗 ÷ 𝟐
¿ 𝟏𝟗 . 𝟓 𝒊𝒏
𝟐
 Area
So, how doFormulas
Yeah, you feel
what about
in the finding
world
wasnow,
area I thinking?
Sparky?
I feel like
Wanna
an area-finding
see a belly And cover
beast, sir!
wave! these awesome
abs? I don’t
think so!

Then maybe Mywe could

work here work on finding you
is done!
a shirt that covers a little more “area,” if
you know what I mean!