Triangle
Area = b h
Square
Area = a2
b = base
h = vertical height
a = length of side
Rectangle
Parallelogram
Area = w h
Area = b h
w = width
h = height
b = base
h = vertical height
Trapezoid (US)
Trapezium (UK)
Area = (a+b) h
h = vertical height
Circle
Area = r2
Circumference =
2r
r = radius
Sector
Ellipse
Area = ab
Area = r2
r = radius
= angle in radians
Area = w h
w = width
h = height
We know w = 5 and h = 3, so:
Area = 5 3 = 15
Radius = r = 3
Area
r2
32
(3 3)
= 3.14159... 9
= 28.27 (to 2 decimal places)
Height = h = 12
Base = b = 20
Area = b h = 20 12 = 120
A harder example:
Part A is a square:
Area = r2
with
r = radius = 14
= 22/7 (approximately)
Area = (22/7) 142 = (22/7) 196 = 616
ab
With
a = length of semi-minor axis = 4
b = length of semi-major axis = 7
= 22/7 approximately
So Area = (22/7) 4 7 = 88