Finding the Area of a Rectangle

Area of a Rectangle Objectives

To calculate areas of rectangles

To calculate areas of polygons made of rectangles

Area of a Rectangle
Area is the measure of how much space a shape takes up. We measure it in squares such as square centimetres or metres etc.
1 cm 1 cm

This rectangle takes up 28 squares.

8
15 22

9
16 23

10
17 24

11
18 25

12
19 26

13
20 27

14
21 28

It has an area of 28 square centimetres

28 cm2

Area of a Rectangle
It could take a long time to cover shapes in squares. Luckily there is an quicker way. 7 cm

4 cm

= 28 cm2

Area of a Rectangle
Use this formulae to find the area of rectangles. length

breadth

Area of a rectangle = length breadth

Area of a Rectangle
Can you find the areas of these rectangles?
5 cm
3 cm 2 cm

7 cm
7m

7m

Area of a Rectangle
Can you think of a way to find the area of this shape?
5 cm

6 cm

7 cm
3 cm 12 cm

Area of a Rectangle
Split the shape into rectangles?

5 cm

6 cm

7 cm
3 cm 12 cm

Area of a Rectangle
Find the area of each rectangle?

5 cm

5 6 = 30 cm2
7 3 = 21 cm2

6 cm

7 cm
3 cm

Area of a Rectangle
Add the areas together to find the area of the complete shape?

30 + 21 = 51 cm2
30 cm2

21 cm2

Area of a Rectangle
Can you find the areas of these shapes?
2 cm 6m 4 cm 3m 4m

11 cm 7 cm
4m

1m

5 cm

Area of a Rectangle
Here is a challenge can you work out the area of this shape with a hole in it?

2 cm 5 cm 5 cm

10 cm

Clue: Take the area of the hole from the area of the whole!

50 cm2 10 cm2 = 40 cm2

Remember:

Area of a rectangle = length breadth

length breadth

Split more complicated shapes into rectangles and find the area of each rectangle then add them together.

Over to you.