Area of Parallelograms and Triangles

Front

What is the area always measured in?

Back

Square units

Front

What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

Back

Area = base × height

Front

What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Back

Area = 1/2 × base × height

Front

If the base of a triangle is 8 units and the height is 5 units, what is the area?

Back

20 square units

Front

What is the height of a triangle?

Back

The perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex.

Front

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 6 m and a height of 4 m?

Back

24 square m

Front

What is the difference between the area of a triangle and a parallelogram with the same base and height?

Back

The area of the triangle is half that of the parallelogram.

Front

What units are used to measure area?

Back

Square units (e.g., square meters, square feet).

Front

If a triangle has an area of 15 square m, what could be its base and height?

Back

Possible pairs: base = 5 m, height = 6 m; base = 3 m, height = 10 m.

Front

What is a parallelogram?

Back

A four-sided figure (quadrilateral) with opposite sides parallel and equal in length.