The area is the size of the surface and states the number of unit squares needed to completely cover that surface.

A trapezium is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel opposite sides. The plural of trapezium can be referred to as trapezia or trapeziums.

Checking and securing understanding of area for standard shapes

Maths

In this unit, pupils built upon their prior learning of the area of different shapes. In the future unit, pupils will continue to further develop their understanding of shapes by considering surface area and volume of pyramids, spheres and cones.

In the prior unit, pupils derived the formula for the circumference and area of a circle. In this unit, this knowledge is combined with knowledge of fractions to find the arc length and area of a sector.

2D and 3D shape: compound shapes

A {{}} is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel opposite sides.

Match each shape to the formula for its area.

The area of the parallelogram is {{ }} cm².

Which calculation would find the area of this triangle?

PQR is a right-angled triangle. Work out the area of the triangle..

The __________ is the size of the surface and states the number of unit squares needed to completely cover that surface.

The area of a rectangle with base 5 cm and a height of 3 cm is {{}} cm².

The perimeter of a rectangle with base 5 cm and a height of 3 cm is {{}} cm.

The perimeter of the rectangle is {{}} m.

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