Area of a Parallelogram > GOAL: Apply the formula for the area of a parallelogram, 4. For the following parallelogram: At-Home Help a) What is the height? To find the area of a 4 parallelogram, use the formula b) What is the base? area = base X height (A= bX h). ) What is the area? You can use any side as the base. Rotate the parallelogram so that the base is on the bottom. Draw a vertical line from the top to the bottom to make a right triangle, This line is the height. units 2. Fill in the blanks in the table. Base | Height | Area of parallelogram € a){ 3em | Sem b)| 2m 16m? °) Bem 30 cm? d)| 53m | 3.2m e) 2.4mm 3.6 mm? fl | 1.2dm 0.6 dm? 3. Calculate the area of each parallelogram. A 25 units Neale Sunits Sunits 6 units AG Chapter 5: 2-D Measurement opytight © 2008 by WeionEdvcation Ld.Area of a Triangle > GOAL: Apply the formula for the area of a triangle. 1. Calculate the area of each triangle. Cae a) b) , ‘oem Tem 2. Fill in the blanks in the table, sed Base | Height Area of triangle oe a)| Gem | 126m b) 8mm 32 mm? ©) | 120m 1200 m2 d) |14.20m | 12.3em 3. The base of a triangle is 30 cm. The height is 24 cm. Find its area. 4, Calculate the area of each shape by measuring =A the sides. a) A ABE ) ABCD b) A BED d) rectangle ACDE “Copyright © 2006 by Nelion Education It Chapter 5: 24D Measurement 47.ee B.-A triangle has a base of 4 m and a height of 10 m. 8) What is the area of the triangle? bI A second triangle has a base of 4 m and a height of 8 m. Do you expect the area of this triangle to be greater than, less than, or equal to the area of the first triangle? Explain your answer. SER ee eee REE ©) Calculate the area of the second triangle. 4) A third triangle has a bese of 10 m and a height of 4 m. Do you expect the area of this triangle to be greater than, less than, or equal to the area of the first triangle? Explain your answer. SS Teer eee Se ese eC eeeec eee sere te 4. Simon's bedroom window is 100 cm wide and 160 cm high, He wants to decorate the window with a large triangle of see-through plastic. a) Whats the largest area the triangle could have? 5) Simon decides to use a triangle that has a base half as wide as the window, and a height half as tall as the window. What is the area of the triangle? ©) On the grid below, draw two different triangles that Simon could use for his window decoration. Both triangles should have the dimensions given in part (b). Your triangles can be drawn to scale, so that 1 square = 10 cm. : bet a4 7 I | ie ‘Copyright © 2006 by Nelson Education Ltd ‘Chapter 5: 22 Messucement 497)4. Calculate the area of the trapezoids by dividing their shapes into simpler shapes. a) Area of trapezoid A b) Area of trapezoid B A Hae t Hi I fered > GOAL: Apply the formula for the are: a of a trapezoid. Pe To find the area of a trapezoid, you can + divide it into simpler shapes (triangles and rectangles), find their areas, and add them together. + draw the trapezoid, copy it, and add the two together to form a parallelogram. Find the area of. the parallelogram and divide it in halt. + use the formula A= (a+b) ho 2, where and b represent the lengths of the parallel sides, and fis the height. 2. A trapezoid has parallel sides that are 16 cm and 12 cm long, and 20 em apart. Calculate the area of the trapezoid. 3, A trapezoid has an area of 18 m?, and parallel sides that measure 4am and 2 m. What is the height of the trapezoid? 4. Use the grid to draw a trapezoid with an area of 9 units squared. Ae (Chapter 5: 2-D Measurement “Copyight © 2006 by Nelon Education LtGOAL: Calculate the aren of an irregular 2-D shape by divid simpler shapos. 1. Fill out the chart to find the total area of the polygon. XSITE ELT To calculate the area of a ‘complex shape, divide the shape into simpler shapes such as triangles, rectangles, parellelograms, and trapezoids. ‘You can find the area of each simpler shape and add them together to find the total area. ‘Area of rectangle | Area of triangle | Area of paraltelogram | Area of trapzold Total area of complex polygon: 2. Calculate the area of the shaded part of each diagram. a) Tem 16 om $2. Chapter 5: 2-D Measurement Copyright © 2005 by Nehion Education Lt.3," A park has a total area of 120 m?, The park is divided into the following areas: * arectangular playground with an area of 40 m? * a triangular picnic ground with an area of 38 m* a field in the shape of a parallelogram a) What is the area of the field? b) The length of the field is 7 m. What is its height? 4. Mr. Dixon wants to carpet the first floor of his house. The first floor has the following room: + a square living room, § m by 6 m + triangular kitchen, base of 4 m, height of 4m * a rectangular hallway, 9 m by 1m ‘+ an entranceway in the shape of a trapezoid, 2 m on one side, 3 m on the other side, and a height of 2m a) How many m? of carpeting does Mr. Dixon need? b) If the carpet costs $8 per m?, how much will the carpet cost in total?” 5. Calculate the area of each polygon. a) 14em cc) Copyright 6 2005 by Wetion Education Ld Chapter 5:2-D Measvrement 53€ At-Home Help Use this Communication Checklist to help you write clear 38cm and complete explanations. ‘1. Calculate the perimeter and area of the triangle. Explain what you did. Communication Checklist @ Did you include all the important detaits? 42cm 420m h & Did you use correct units, ‘360m symbols, and vocabulary? © Did you completely solve the problem? 2. Calculate the area of the shaded part of each diagram. Explain what you iH) did, ab Jom b) 1350m — ¢ 16.06m 6om SS som a a — ‘00m 23.0em) 3. Sandra wants to make a flag out of red and blue fabric. The flag is a rectangle with a base of 1.0 m and a height of 0.50 m. Inside the rectangle is a triangle with a base of 0.50 m and a height of 0.40 m. The triangle will be blue, and the rest of the flag will be red. Calculate the area of the red part of the flag. Use words and a picture to explain what you did. S4 Chapter 5: 2-D Measurement Copyright © 200 by Neon Education LtdTest Yourself Four parallelograms have the following _3, Calculate the area of each figure. bases and heights. Calculate the area of : each. - a) base: 5 om, height: 3. em 2m b) base: 3.5 cm, height: 7 cm 380m ©) base: 6,3 cm, height: 2.2 em : 180m d) base: 7.1 m, height: 3.0 m 2. A playground has two triangles painted on the ground. The first triangle has a base of 9 m and a height of 8 m. The base of the second triangle is one-third of the base-of the first triangle, but its height is the same. Calculate the area of each triangle, First Triangle ‘Second Triangle 35 ‘Chapter 5: 2-D Measurement Copyright © 2006 by Neson Education Ld