Harneet Singh
Mathematics Teacher
S.S.D.G.S.S. School ,Machhiwara
AREA
Area is the measure of the surface covered by
any object.
OR
It is measured in cm2 or m2 .
AREA OF VARIOUS TWO
DIMENSIONAL FIGURES
• TRIANGLE
• QUADRILATERAL
• CIRCLE
TRIANGLE
Triangle is a three sided closed figure, having three vertices
and three angles.
1
Area of a Triangle = base x height
2
= 1 bxh
2
h h
b b
AREA OF QUADRILATERAL
Quadrilateral is a four sided closed figure, having
four vertices and four angles.
a
RECTANGLE
A Rectangle is a quadrilateral with pair of opposite
sides equal and each angle = 90o
l
PARALLELOGRAM
Parallelogram is defined as the quadrilateral
with both pair of opposite sides parallel
b
RHOMBUS
Rhombus is a parallelogram with all sides equal.
a
TRAPEZIUM
Trapezium is a quadrilateral with one pair of opposite
sides parallel.
Area of trapezium
b1
CIRCLE
Circle is the locus of points equidistant from a fixed
point.
Area of a circle = 1 π r2
2
where : π = 3.14
r = radius of the circle
.
r