Polygon Area
Description – Builds the concept of area, and the difference from perimeter. Derives the area formulas for squares, rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. Examples of solving for more complex plane shapes.
Activities – Multimedia Tutorial
Objectives
- Learn the concept of area as a squared unit
- Learn the relationships and differences between perimeter and area
- Learn the area formula of a rectangle
- Learn the area formula of a square
- Learn the area formula of a parallelogram
- Learn the area formula of a triangle
- Learn techniques for calculating the area of general and compound polygons
Tags
triangles, polygons, perimeter, area, Pythagorean Theorem, Pi, circles, circumference
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