Determine the Area
Determine the Area
Determine the Area
Bernice makes quilts that are square and have a side length of 2 1 over 2 1 2 feet. What is the area of one quilt?
A cotton farm near Plainview, Texas, is in the shape of a parallelogram with a height measuring 3.5 kilometers and a base measuring 9.5 kilometers. What is the total land area of the cotton farm?
Break the figure into two rectangles.
A = bh + bh
A = (9.5 cm)(9.5 cm) + (3.5 cm)(20 cm)
A = 90.25 cm2 + 70 cm2
A = 160.25 cm2
Draw the figure.
A = bh
A = (2.5 ft)(2.5 ft)
A = 6.25 ft2
Draw the figure.
A = bh
A = (9.5 km)(3.5 km)
A = 33.25 km2