Area Formulas

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Area Formulas

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Rectangle

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Rectangle

What is the area formula?

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Rectangle

What is the area formula?

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Rectangle

What is the area formula?

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What other shape has 4 right angles?

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Rectangle

What is the area formula?

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What other shape has 4 right angles?

Square!

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Rectangle

What is the area formula?

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What other shape has 4 right angles?

Square!

Can we use the same

area formula?

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Rectangle

What is the area formula?

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What other shape has 4 right angles?

Square!

Can we use the same

area formula?

Yes

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Practice!

Rectangle

Square

10m

17m

14cm

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Answers

Rectangle

Square

10m

17m

14cm

196 cm2

170 m2

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So then what happens if we cut a rectangle in half?

What shape is made?

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Triangle

So then what happens if we cut a rectangle in half?

What shape is made?

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Triangle

So then what happens if we cut a rectangle in half?

What shape is made?

2 Triangles

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Triangle

So then what happens if we cut a rectangle in half?

What shape is made?

2 Triangles

So then what happens to the formula?

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Triangle

So then what happens if we cut a rectangle in half?

What shape is made?

2 Triangles

So then what happens to the formula?

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Triangle