Area of Polygons Summary

Areas of Polygons

Summary

 

units of area. 
converting between units of area.

the area formulae of all of the common shapes:

  • square
  • rectangle
  • triangle
  • parallelogram
  • rhombus
  • trapezium

Key Skills

given a diagram of a shape, find its area using appropriate units.

solve problems involving area including composite areas

Vocabulary

 diagonal, perimeter, hectare, square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium.