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Area of Polygons Answer Key

Calculate the area of triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, and other polygons.

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Basic Shapes

Q1.How do you find the area of a rectangle?

Answer

Length × width. If it's 5 cm by 3 cm, area = 15 cm².

Q2.What's the formula for triangle area?

Answer

½ × base × height. The height has to be perpendicular to the base.

Q3.How do you find the area of a parallelogram?

Answer

Base × height (same as rectangle, but height is the perpendicular distance between parallel sides).

More Complex Shapes

Q4.How do you find the area of a trapezoid?

Q5.What if you have an irregular polygon?

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