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What is Area?

Area is the size of a surface!

Example:
These shapes all have the same area of 9:

Area of Simple Shapes


There are special formulas for certain shapes:

Example: What is the area of this rectangle?

The formula is: Area = w h w = width h = height The width is 5, and the height is 3, so we know w = 5 and h = 3. So: Area = 5 3 = 15

Area of Difficult Shapes


To help you understand an area, imagine painting it and how much paint you might use. You can sometimes break a shape up into two or more simpler shapes:

Example: What is the area of this Shape?

Let's break the area into two parts:

Part A is a square:
Area of A = a2 = 20m 20m = 400m2

Part B is a triangle. Viewed sideways it has a base of 20m and a height of 14m.
Area of B = b h = 20m 14m = 140m2

So the total area is:


Area = Area of A + Area of B = 400m2 + 140m2 = 540m2

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