Aim:How do we calculate the area of rectangles and triangles?
March 12, 2012


The area of a plane figure is the measure of the region enclosed by the figure. You measure the area of a figure by counting the number of tiles inside.

triangles:
triangle area conjecture - the area of  the triangle is given by the formula a= 1/2bh, where A is the area, B is the length of the base and H is the height of the triangle.

rectangles:

How to find the area of a rectangle:

• The area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying the base times the height.
• If a rectangle has a base of length 6 inches and a height of 4 inches, its area is 6*4=24 square inches