Area of a Parallelogram and Triangle

(a)   measure the space inside a two-dimentional figure. It is expressed in square units.

The _______ of a parellogram is the perpendicular distance between a base and its opposite side.

The _______ of a triangle is the perpendicular distance between a base and its opposite vertex.

(Sometimes the _______ falls outside of the shape)

(a)  

Find the area of parallelogram

(a)  

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

What will be the area of the identical triangles that can be formed from this parallelogram?

• Each triangle will have an area of 112 square meters.

• There is no way to determine the area of the triangles formed from the parallelogram.

• The area of each triangle will be 56 square meters divided by 2.

• The area of each triangle will be 56 square meters divided by 3.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

A triangle has an area of 117 cm². If the base is 26 cm, what is the height?

• 36 cm

• 18 cm

• 9 cm

• 4.5 cm

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Match the following!

• Not Enough

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  Solve

• TRIANGLE

  Base is 6 cm and a height that is half that amount!

• 9 sq cm

• PARALLELOGRAM

  Base of 30 cm and another side that is 10 cm!

• 60 sq cm

• TRIANGLE

  All three sides are 10 cm each and the height is 12 cm!

• 27 sq cm

• RECTANGLE

  Length is 9 cm and the width is 7 cm less than that!

• 18 sq cm

• PARALLELOGRAM

  Base is 3 cm and a height three times longer than that!

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

Find the area of triangle

(a)  

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of triangle

(a)  

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of the triangle.

• 10 cm²

• 24 cm²

• 12 cm²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Find the area of the triangle.

• 11 cm²

• 15 cm²

• 30 cm²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1