© 2007 M. Tallman. The area of this rectangle is 40 cm². If you divide this rectangle in half,...

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© 2007 M. Tallman

© 2007 M. Tallman

© 2007 M. Tallman

© 2007 M. Tallman

The area of this rectangle is 40 cm².

If you divide this rectangle in half, what two shapes do you see?

A = 40 cm²

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© 2007 M. Tallman

The area of this rectangle is 40 cm².

If you divide this rectangle in half, what two shapes do you see?

Triangles

So if the rectangle’s area is 40 cm², what is ½ of the rectangle’s area?

20 cm²

A = 20 cm²

A = 40 cm²

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© 2007 M. Tallman

The area of this parallelogram is 64 cm².

If you divide this parallelogram in half, what two shapes do you see?

A = 64 cm²

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© 2007 M. Tallman

The area of this parallelogram is 64 cm².

If you divide this parallelogram in half, what two shapes do you see?

Triangles

So if the parallelogram’s area is 64 cm², what is ½ of the parallelogram’s area?

32 cm²

A = 32 cm²

A = 64 cm²

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Since triangles are ½ of a rectangle or parallelogram, the formula for finding the area of

triangles is A = ½bh.

A = 8 cm × 5 cmA = 40 cm²

A = 8 cm × 5 cm

A = 20 cm²

½ ×A = 4 cm × 5 cm

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Since triangles are ½ of a rectangle or parallelogram, the formula for finding the area of

triangles is A = ½bh.

A = 8 cm × 8 cmA = 64 cm²

A = 8 cm × 8 cm

A = 32 cm²

½ ×A = 4 cm × 8 cm

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If you know the base (b) and the height (h) of a triangle, you can use a formula to find its area.

If you multiply the ½ × b × h, you get the area (A).

A = ½ × b × h

or

A = ½bh

A = 6 cm × 3 cm

A = 9 cm²

½

×A = 3 cm × 3 cm

A = 4 cm × 5 cm

A =10cm²

½

×A = 2 cm × 5 cm

A = 6 cm × 7 cm

A = 21 cm²

½

×A = 3 cm × 7 cm

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© 2007 M. Tallman

The way the factors are grouped does not change the product.

The associative property can make finding the area of a triangle easier!

= 24 = 24 33 22xxxx44(( ))

(4 × 3) × 2=4 × (3 × 2)

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© 2007 M. Tallman

(½ × h) × b

½½ bb(( ))AA == ×× ×× hh

(½ × b) × h=½ × (b × h)=Group the factors in which ever way

that makes the problem easier to solve.

The way the factors are grouped does not change the product.

The associative property can make finding the area of a triangle easier!

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Use the formula A = ½bh to find the area of the triangle.

8 ft

A = 8 ft) × 9 ft

A = 36 ft²

9 ft

(½ ×

A = 4 ft × 9 ft

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Use the formula A = ½bh to find the area of the triangle.

20 yd

A = 20 yd)× 14 yd

A = 140 yd²

14 yd

(½ ×A = 10 yd × 14 yd

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Use the formula A = ½bh to find the area of the triangle.

16 m

A = 16 m) × 9 m

A = 72 m²

9 m

(½ ×A = 8 m × 9 m

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Use the formula A = ½bh to find the area of the triangle.

7 in

A = 7 in × 10 in

A = 35 in²

10 in

½ ×A = 7 in × 5 in

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© 2007 M. Tallman

Use the formula A = ½bh to find the area of the triangle.

11 mm

A = (11 mm×6 mm)

A = 33 mm²

6 mm

½ ×A = 11 mm × 6 mm

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A =36units²

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A =27.5units²

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A =24units²

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A =20units²

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A = 9 units²

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A =16units²

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© 2007 M. Tallman

A =21units²

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© 2007 M. Tallman

6 mm

8 mm

b

A = 24 mm²

24 mm² × =2 48 mm²

48 mm² ÷ 8 mm = 6 mm

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© 2007 M. Tallman

8.5 fth

14 ft

A = 59.5 ft²

59.5 ft² × =2 119 ft²

119 ft² ÷ 14 ft = 8.5 ft

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© 2007 M. Tallman

12 inb

9 in

A = 54 in²

54 in² × =2 108 in²

108 in² ÷ 9 in = 12 in

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© 2007 M. Tallman

11.5 ft

7 ft

h

A = 40.25 ft²

40.25 ft² × =2 80.5 ft²

80.5 ft² ÷ 7 ft = 11.5 ft

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© 2007 M. Tallman

8 ydb

A = 48 yd²

48 yd² × =2 96 yd²

96 yd² ÷ 12 yd= 8 yd

12 yd

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