Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms and Triangles

Front

What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = Length × Width

Front

What is the formula to calculate the area of a triangle?

Back

Area = (Base × Height) / 2

Front

What is the formula to calculate the area of a parallelogram?

Back

Area = Base × Height

Front

If a rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm, what is its area?

Back

50 cm²

Front

If a triangle has a base of 8 cm and a height of 6 cm, what is its area?

Back

24 cm²

Front

What is the perimeter of a rectangle?

Back

Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Width)

Front

If a rectangle has a length of 12 m and a width of 4 m, what is its perimeter?

Back

32 m

Front

What is the perimeter of a triangle?

Back

Perimeter = Sum of all sides

Front

If a triangle has sides of 5 cm, 6 cm, and 7 cm, what is its perimeter?

Back

18 cm

Front

What is the difference between area and perimeter?

Back

Area measures the space inside a shape; perimeter measures the distance around a shape.