Calculate the area of triangles, 2 Eva is working out the area of the triangle.

rectangles and parallelograms

The base is 7.8 cm
6.3 cm
and the length of one side
is 6.3 cm. I multiply and
 then divide by 2
7.8 cm
1 Find the areas of the triangles.
a) c) What mistake has Eva made?

5 cm

5 cm

3 Find the areas of the parallelograms.

12 cm
a) b)
6 cm
5 mm
9 cm 4 mm

cm2 cm2 10 mm
6 cm

b) d) cm2 mm2

8m

4 cm 4 The two rectangles have the same area.

10 m 8 cm
8 cm
6m A
3 cm B

12 cm

Work out the width of rectangle B.

cm2 m2

 cm

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5 The area of the triangle is 26 cm2 8 A rectangle is split into three triangles.

What is its height? One of the triangles is shaded.

h What is the ratio of shaded to non-shaded parts of the shape?

12 cm
13 cm

 h= cm
8 cm

6 Work out the areas of the shapes.

 :
a) b) 700 m c) 7 cm

1
cm
1 4
1 m
2 1.1 km
9 A logo is made from four identical right-angled triangles.
4 mm


16 cm

7 These three shapes all have the same area.

21 cm
Find the area of one of the triangles.

12 cm 8 cm

8 cm


9 cm
Find the missing values.

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Calculate the area of a trapezium 2 Find the area of each trapezium.
a) 4 cm

5 cm

1 Amir and Rosie are working out the area of this trapezium.
5 cm  cm2
6 cm

b)
4 cm

4m

8 cm
1m

I will divide the  4m m2

shape into a rectangle
and triangle, and work out
the area of each one. c) 7 cm

Amir
I will just use the formula 6 cm
for the area of a trapezium.

Rosie  8 cm cm2

a) Use Amir’s method to find the area of the trapezium.

d)
12.4 mm

 cm2

b) Use Rosie’s method to find the area of the trapezium. 6 mm

 3.5 mm mm2
 cm2

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3 Work out the area of each trapezium. 5 The area of each trapezium is 20 cm2
Find and label the missing lengths.
a) 10 cm
a) b)
8.5 cm
4 cm
5 cm

5 cm 11.5 cm
7 cm

b) 5 cm
2m

x
120 cm 6 The area of the trapezium is 24 cm2

7m
6 cm


y
Write three possible pairs of values of x and y.
c) Discuss with a partner what mistakes could be made when working out
the areas in parts a) and b). x= cm y= cm

x= cm y= cm

4 Explain why these trapeziums all have the same area. x= cm y= cm

4 cm 3 cm 5.2 cm

7 Prove the statement.

6 cm
The formula for a trapezium is equal to the area of
a parallelogram when the lengths of a and b are equal.

8 cm 9 cm 6.8 cm
a

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Calculate the perimeter and area b) 7 cm 7 cm

of compound shapes (1)

10 cm

4 cm

25 cm
 area = cm2
1 Work out the unknown lengths and then find the perimeter of
each shape.
a) 3 cm
3 6.1 cm
You can’t work out
5 cm
the perimeter of this shape 1.7 cm
4 cm
as you don’t know the
4 cm lengths of all the sides.

7.3 cm
7 cm

 perimeter = cm

b) Is Mo correct?

10 cm Explain your answer.

2.2 cm

6 cm

4 Some stickers have the letter H on them. 14 mm

2 cm What is the area of the letter H?

3 cm
 perimeter = cm
18 mm 6 mm

2 Work out the area of each shape.

a) 7m
5 mm 5 mm
4m
9m

 mm2
 area = m2

3m
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5 Find the area of each compound shape. 6 Dani makes a picture of a tree.

a) The tree is made up of a green triangle,

two congruent green trapeziums 6 cm
5 cm
and a brown square.
Find the area of the green part of the tree. 12 cm

8 cm
4 cm


8 cm cm2
7 cm

b)  cm2

4 cm
7 What fraction of the shape is shaded?
11 cm
7 cm
10 mm 18 mm

 cm2

c)
6m

12 mm

5m

8m
8 Which hexagon has the greatest area?

11 m
 m2 3 cm
d) 4 cm
5 cm
5 cm
3 cm
2 cm
1.8 cm 3 cm

2.3 cm 1.9 cm
4 cm

1.4 cm
 cm2

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 2 What is the diameter of each of these circles?
Understand π as a ratio
a) c)

10 cm 2 mm

1
6 cm

diameter = diameter =

b) d)

10 cm 2 mm

a) What is the length of the square?

diameter = diameter =
b) What is the perimeter of the square?

c) What is the ratio of length : perimeter of the square? :

3
7 cm
d) Will this ratio always be the same? Talk about it with a partner.
6 cm
7.5 cm
e) Will the ratio be the same for any other shapes? Why?

12 cm

What is the diameter of the circle?

diameter =

How do you know? Talk about it with a partner.

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4 Write the ratio of diameter : circumference for each circle in the form 1 : n 5 Complete this representation.

a) diameter : circumference
cm
31 .4
1:π
10 cm
10 cm : 31.4 cm = 1 :
× ×
            
d:

b) cm
.8
62

10 cm 20 cm : 62.8 cm = : The circumference of a circle is equal to

C=

c) mm
8
6.2

6 Calculate the circumference of the circles.

2 mm
: = :
a) c)

8 cm
12 cm C= C=
4 cm
d) mm
6
.5
12

2 mm
: = :

b) d)
e) What do you notice about your answers? 12 cm � mm

C= C=
f) Complete the sentence.
For any circle, the ratio of diameter : circumference can be written as

1: , or more accurately 1 :

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