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Example Question #1231 : Concepts
If a square has a side that is 3 yards long, what is the area in square feet?
The area of a square is found by multiplying the length of a side by itself.
If one side is 3 yards, this means one side is 9 feet since there are 3 feet in a yard.
Since every side is of equal length, you would multiply 9 feet by 9 feet to find the area.
This results in 81 square feet, which is the correct answer.
Example Question #1232 : Concepts
Find the perimeter of the trapezoid:
The perimeter of any shape is equal to the sum of the lengths of its sides:
Example Question #41 : Geometry
The perimeter of a square is . Find the area.
A square has four equal sides. Given the value of the perimeter, divide the perimeter by four to determine each side length.
Square the side length to find the area since the area of the square is .
Example Question #1231 : Concepts
Find the area of a square in with a side length of
.
Write the area for a square.
Convert to inches first. One foot is
.
Substitute the side.
Example Question #11 : Triangles
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is feet; it has one leg
feet long. Give its area in square inches.
The area of a right triangle is half the product of the lengths of its legs, so we need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the other leg. Set :
The legs have length and
feet; multiply both dimensions by
to convert to inches:
inches
inches.
Now find half the product:
Example Question #161 : Geometry
Which of the following is equal to the area of a rectangle with length meters and width
meters?
Multiply each dimension by to convert meters to centimeters:
Multiply these dimensions to get the area of the rectangle in square centimeters:
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
The above diagram depicts a rectangle with isosceles triangle
. If
is the midpoint of
, and the area of the orange region is
, then what is the length of one leg of
?
The length of a leg of is equal to the height of the orange region, which is a trapezoid. Call this length/height
.
Since the triangle is isosceles, then , and since
is the midpoint of
,
. Also, since opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent,
Therefore, the orange region is a trapezoid with bases and
and height
. Its area is 72, so we can set up and solve this equation using the area formula for a trapezoid:
This is the length of one leg of the triangle.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
A trapezoid has a height of inches and bases measuring
inches and
inches. What is its area?
Use the following formula, with :
Example Question #51 : Geometry
What is the area of a triangle with a base of and a height of
?
The formula for the area of a triangle is .
Plug the given values into the formula to solve:
Example Question #1231 : Concepts
Find the area of a square with side length 1.
To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a square. Thus,
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