AREA AND PERIMETER OF PLANE FIGURES

Rectangle 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝐿 × 𝐵
L
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 2𝐿 + 2𝐵
B

Square
s 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑠 2

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 4𝑠
s s

s
Use this formula when you know all the lengths of
Triangle the triangle

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = √𝑠(𝑠 − 𝑎)(𝑠 − 𝑏)(𝑠 − 𝑐)

𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
Where 𝑠 =
2

Use this formula when you know the lengths of

any two sides and the angle between the two sides.
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑎𝑏 × 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝐶
2
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑎𝑐 × 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝐵
2
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑏𝑐 × 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝐴
2

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐

Right Angled Triangle Use this formula when you know the
perpendicular height of the triangle and the length
of the base.

1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑏 × ℎ
2
Parallelogram 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 × ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

Trapezium
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = × ℎ × (𝑏1 + 𝑏2 )
2

Circle 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝜋𝑟 2

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 2𝜋𝑟

22
Where 𝜋 = 3.142 𝑜𝑟
7

Sector of a circle
𝜃
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × 𝜋𝑟2
360

𝜃
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝐴𝐵 = × 2𝜋𝑟
360

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 2𝑟 + 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝐴𝐵

 Triangles

Finding the area of a triangle when the lengths of all three sides are given.
Finding the area of a triangle when we are given two lengths and the angle between.

Finding the area of a triangle when the perpendicular height is known

Determine the area of the triangle above.

1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑏 × ℎ
2
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = ×8×7
2

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 4 × 7 = 28 𝑐𝑚2
Examples

Parallelogram

Determine the area of the parallelogram below.

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 × ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 6 × 5 = 30 𝑐𝑚2

Trapezium
 Circle
Example.

(i) Determine the area of the circle above

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝜋𝑟 2

22 28 28
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = × ×
7 1 1
22 28 4 28 2464
× × = = 2464 𝑐𝑚2
71 1 1 1

Alternative working

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 3.142 × 28 × 28 = 2463.3 𝑐𝑚2

(ii) Determine the circumference of the circle above.

2 22 28
𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 = × ×
1 7 1
2 22 28 4 176
𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 = × × = = 176 𝑐𝑚
1 71 1 1

Alternative working

𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 2 × 3.142 × 28 = 176 𝑐𝑚

 Sector of a circle
Example

(i) Determine the area of the sector above

𝜃
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × 𝜋𝑟2
360

60 22 7 7
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × × ×
360 7 1 1

60 1 22 7 1 7 154
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × × × = = 25.7 𝑐𝑚2
360 6 7 1 1 1 6

(ii) Determine the length of the arc AB of the sector above

𝜃
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × 2𝜋𝑟
360

60 2 22 7
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × × ×
360 1 7 1

60 1 2 22 7 1 44
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = × × × = = 7.3 𝑐𝑚
360 6 1 7 1 1 6

(iii) Determine the perimeter of the sector above

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = 2𝑟 + 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑟𝑐

𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = (2 × 7) + 7.3 = 14 + 7.3 = 21.3 𝑐𝑚

 Questions

1) Determine the area and the perimeter of 4) Determine the area of the shape below.
the shape below.

2) Determine the area and the perimeter of

the shape below.
5) Determine the area of the shape below.

3) Determine the area and the perimeter of

the shape below. 6) Determine the area of the shape below.
7) Determine the area of the shape below.

8) Determine the area and the

circumference of the shape below.

9) For the shape below, determine:

a) the area
b) length of the arc, AB
c) the perimeter