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?
Length × width. If it's 5 cm by 3 cm, area = 15 cm².
Q2.What's the formula for triangle area?
½ × base × height. The height has to be perpendicular to the base.
Q3.How do you find the area of a parallelogram?
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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