Area of Plane Shapes: Area B × H Area A
Area of Plane Shapes: Area B × H Area A
Area of Plane Shapes: Area B × H Area A
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Area = b h
b = base h = vertical height Rectangle
Square
Area = a
a = length of side
Parallelogram
Area = w h
w = width h = height Trapezoid (US) Trapezium (UK)
Area = w h
w = width h = height Circle
Area = (a+b) h
h = vertical height
Area =
r2
Ellipse
Area =
ab
Area = r2
r = radius = angle in radians
Here is an example:
Area = w h
w = width h = height We know w = 5 and h = 3, so:
Area = 5 3 = 15
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Area of Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Trapezium, Ellipse and Sector
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