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Geometry: Area By Mrs. Hafer. What is area? Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles,

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Page 1: Geometry: Area By Mrs. Hafer. What is area? Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles,

Geometry: Area

By Mrs. Hafer

Page 2: Geometry: Area By Mrs. Hafer. What is area? Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles,

What is area?

Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, other polygons, or any enclosed figure.

Page 3: Geometry: Area By Mrs. Hafer. What is area? Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles,

In the real world it tells us the size of computer screens, rooms in houses, baseball fields, towns, cities, countries, and so on.

Why do you need to know about area?

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Page 4: Geometry: Area By Mrs. Hafer. What is area? Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles,

How is area determined?

Area = Length x Width

Area is measured in squares or square units. We can count the squares or multiply length by width

Page 5: Geometry: Area By Mrs. Hafer. What is area? Area tells the size of a shape or figure. It tells us the size of squares, rectangles, circles, triangles,

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