Area of Irregular Shapes

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What is the area of a shape?

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The area of a shape is the amount of space inside the shape, measured in square units.

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How do you find the area of an irregular shape?

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To find the area of an irregular shape, you can divide it into smaller regular shapes, calculate the area of each, and then add them together.

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What is a square unit?

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A square unit is a unit of measure for area, representing a square that is 1 unit long on each side.

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What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

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The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying its length by its width (Area = Length × Width).

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

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The area of a triangle is found by multiplying the base by the height and then dividing by 2 (Area = 1/2 × Base × Height).

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What does 'shaded area' mean in a diagram?

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The shaded area in a diagram represents the part of the shape that is filled in or highlighted, indicating the area being measured.

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If a shape has an area of 30 square units, what does that mean?

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It means that the space inside the shape can fit 30 squares that are each 1 unit long on each side.

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What is the area of a square with sides of 4 units?

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The area of a square with sides of 4 units is 16 square units (Area = 4 × 4).

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What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 5 units and a width of 3 units?

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The area of the rectangle is 15 square units (Area = 5 × 3).

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How can you estimate the area of an irregular shape?

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You can estimate the area of an irregular shape by counting the number of square units that fit inside it or by using grid paper.