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B B
Figure B I +I Area A
2 2
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b
c
d
e
f

2 Look at the last two columns of your table. Suggest a rule connecting A, B and I.
3 Draw several polygons of your own on grid paper and check that your rule in 2 is
correct.
This result is called Pick’s Rule.

KEY WORDS USED IN THIS CHAPTER

² area ² composite shape ² hectare ² kilogram
² metre ² Metric system ² parallelogram ² perimeter
² Pick’s Rule ² polygon ² rectangle ² trapezium
² triangle

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REVIEW SET 9A
1 Convert:
a 7:43 km to m b 16:3 m to cm c 1500 m to km
d 469 cm to m e 94:38 mm to cm f 2500 mm to m
2 Find the perimeter of:
4 cm
a b c
5 cm 6 cm 3m

8 cm 7m 5 cm

3 Find the area of:

a b c
12 m
1.4 m 5 cm 12 cm 6m
4m

2.5 m 13 cm
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4 A piece of wire 640 cm long is cut into equal lengths. These are then bent into
squares 4 cm by 4 cm. How many squares can be made?
5 The school sports fields are laid out in a rectangle 220 m by 160 m. Find the cost of
fertilising the grass if 1 kg of fertiliser covers 80 square metres and fertiliser costs
$25 for a 40 kg bag.
6 A carpet measuring 4 m by 3 m is placed in a room 5:2 m long and 4:8 m wide.
What area of the floor is left uncarpeted?
7 A lounge room is 5:4 m long, 4:8 m wide, and 4:2 m high. It has a door 2 m by
1 m and a window 2 m by 1:5 m.
a Draw a diagram to illustrate the room.
b If wallpaper costs E5:50 per square metre, find the cost of wallpapering the four
walls.

8 Find a formula for the i the perimeter P ii the area A of:

a b

13x cm
xm 5x cm

2x m 12x cm

REVIEW SET 9B 3.23 2.2462 84200

1 Convert: 0.028 0.253 292
a 323 mm2 to cm2 b 23 462 m2 to ha c 8:42 m2 to cm2
d 2:8 mm2 to cm2 e 25:3 cm2 to mm2 f 2:92 km2 to ha
2 Find the perimeter of:
a b 8.04 12 29 c
6 cm
1.34 m
2 cm

4 cm 5 cm
3 Find the area of:
72 6 18
a b c
3m 5m
3m 4m
8m

5m
12 m

4m
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d e f 2m
10 84 17 1m

7 cm 3m
4 cm 8 cm 6 cm

5 cm 14 cm 4m
4 Chelsea measures the windows in her flat so she can calculate the length of curtain
track that she needs to buy. Her measurements are 1:2 m, 1:2 m, 1:8 m, 90 cm and
45 cm. How many metres of track does Chelsea need?
139.2
5 A rug measuring 2:5 m by 3:5 m was placed in a room 6:4 m long and 8:2 m wide.
2.5x3.5=8.75
What area of floor is not covered by the rug? 6.4x8.2=52.48
52.48-8.75=43.73、
6 A brick wall will be built 5:6 m long and 10 bricks high. If each brick is 20 cm
long, how many bricks will be needed?
5.6m=560cm
7 Find a formula for i the perimeter P ii the area A of: 560 20=28
a b 28x10=280
3m
2x m
xm
2x m

8 Answer the questions posed in the Opening Problem on page 175.

ACTIVITY POLYOMINOES
Polyominoes are shapes built by connecting the same size squares edge to
edge.

For example:
² these are polyominoes:

² these are not polyominoes:

There are many families of polyominoes. For example:

² Monomino
² Domino
² Trominoes (2 members)

² Tetrominoes (5 members)
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