6.G.1 Area of Regular and Irregular Polygons

Ace your homework & exams now with Quizwiz!

Composite Figures

A figure that is made up of two or more shapes

square unit

A unit for measuring area

Area of a parallelogram

A= b x h A=base x height

Area of a triangle

A=1/2bh area = b x h/2

Area of a rectangle

A=lw

Area of a Square

A=s² , A= l x w

Area of Irregular Figures

Divide the figure into familiar shapes. Find the areas of each shape, them add them together!

two-dimensional

Having a base and height (length and width). Having area, but not volume. Also called a plane figure.

length

How long something is. The distance from one point to another. Length is measured in units such as inches, feet, centimeters, etc.

area

The measure, in square units, of the inside of a plane figure.

width

The measurement associated with an object's side-to-side dimension.

height

The measurement associated with an object's top-to-bottom dimension. Forming a perpendicular line.

decompose a shape

To decompose a shape, break it up to form other shapes.

quadrilateral

a four-sided polygon

regular polygon

a polygon with all sides and all angles equal

parallelogram

a quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel lines opposite sides and angles of equal length.

rectangle

a quadrilateral with four right angles; opposite sides are equal and parallel

trapezoid

a quadrilateral with only 1 set of parallel lines

right triangle

a triangle with a right angle of 90 degrees

base of a parallelogram

side length that is perpendicular to the height.

perimeter

the distance around a polygon


Related study sets

Introduction to Working Capital Management

View Set

6.3 Truth Tables for Propositions

View Set

Plant Form and Function Practice Quiz Questions

View Set

Microeconomics chapter 1 vocabulary

View Set

Педагогічне спілкування

View Set

DISA HBSS 201 Admin ePO5.1 (2016)

View Set

ECO 2013 Module 1 The Study of Economics

View Set