Area of Squares, Rectangles and Triangles

Front

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

Back

Area = 1/2 (Base x Height)

Front

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 7 inches and a height of 12 inches.

Back

42 square inches

Front

Find the area of a triangle with a height of 4 mm and a base of 6 mm.

Back

12 mm squared

Front

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and a height of 3 cm.

Back

15 square cm

Front

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 5 m and a height of 8 m?

Back

20 square meters

Front

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = Length x Width

Front

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 4 cm and a width of 3 cm?

Back

12 square cm

Front

What is the area of a square with a side length of 5 inches?

Back

25 square inches

Front

What is the relationship between the area of a triangle and the area of a rectangle with the same base and height?

Back

The area of the triangle is half the area of the rectangle.

Front

If the base of a triangle is doubled, what happens to the area?

Back

The area doubles.