Calculating Area and Perimeter
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Objective
I can calculate the area and perimeter of various geometric shapes.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The area of a square or rectangle can be found by multiplying the length by the width, or A = L x W.
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Area is a two-dimensional quantity that is measured in square units.
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The area of any triangle can be calculated using the formula: Area = ½ x base x height.
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Practice
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The area of a rectangle with a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm is _______ square centimeters.
A square has an area of 64 square inches. What is the length of one side of the square?
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“A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is the area of the rectangle?”
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