Understanding Area Calculation

Understanding Area Calculation

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The video tutorial explains how to find the area of an orange shaded region, which is a rectangle with a square in the middle. The process involves calculating the area of the large rectangle and subtracting the area of the square. The tutorial walks through the multiplication of terms and simplification of the formula, resulting in the final expression for the area of the shaded region. The lesson concludes with a simplified formula and a brief recap.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main objective when determining the area of the orange shaded region?

To find the area of the square in the middle.

To calculate the area of the entire rectangle.

To add the areas of the rectangle and square.

To subtract the area of the square from the rectangle.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Length + Width

Length - Width

Length x Width

Length / Width

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you represent the area of the large rectangle including the square?

(X + 6) - (X + 2)

(X + 6) + (X + 2)

X x X

(X + 6) x (X + 2)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of the square that needs to be subtracted?

X - X

X x X

X / X

X + X

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a product obtained during the multiplication process?

X x X

6 x X

X x 2

6 + 2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the X squared terms during simplification?

They are added together.

They cancel each other out.

They are multiplied.

They remain unchanged.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final expression for the area of the orange shaded region?

8X + 12

X^2 + 8X + 12

X^2 - 8X + 12

8X - 12

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the constant term in the final expression for the area?

6

12

8

2