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rs 3 Areas of Plain Figures

Sr. No. Description Figure Legend Formulae

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1 Square Area= a×a = a

a, sides Diagonal d = a × 2
d, diagonal

2 Rectangle a,b sides Area = a×b

d, diagonal Diagonal d = (a 2 + b 2 )

1
Area= ×h(a+b)
3 Trapezium a,b parallel 2
sides
h=height

1
Area= ×b×h
4 Triangle b=base 2
h=height

5 Hexagon s= side Area= 2.6×s2 6 sides

polygons = 3.63×s2 7sides
s = 4.83×s2 8 sides

6 Circle r = radius Area= π×r2

2
d= diameter = 0.785×d

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 1 GENERAL

rs 3 Areas of Plain Figures

Sr. No. Description Figure Legend Formulae

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Area=(π×r × θ/360)
r −h ⎞
7 Segment r = radius
=–c c× ⎛⎜ ⎟
⎝ 2 ⎠
θ = angle at where, c=2× (2hr-h2)0.5
centre
b = arc
c = chord
h =height of
segment

r 2
Area= b× =π×r ×θ/360
8 Sector 2

1
a= ×short
9 Ellipse 2 Area= π ×a×b
side
1
b= ×long
2
side

Source : Products Fact Book by Hammermills

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