area of rhumbuses parellellograms and triangles
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GeometryAreas of Rhombuses, Parallelograms,and Triangles
Parallelogram
A = bh
The length of the altitude.
Base
Height
Any side of the parallelogram
The altitude is defined as any segment perpendicular to the linecontaining the base from any point on the opposite side.
Parallelogram
A = bh
Perpendicular to the base(altitude).
Base
Height
Any side of the parallelogram
Check this out!
You would find the same area eitherway you solved!
Solve.1. Find the area of a parallelogram with base 9 cm and corresponding height 5 cm.
A = 9cms x 5cms
A = 45 cms2
Find the area of this parallelogram.
3. Base 12 and height 8.
4
6
12
4.
A = 12(8)A = 96 units2
A = 12 x 4A = 48 units2
Even though it looks different, the same rule applies.
Triangle
A = ½ bh
Base
Height
½ the base times the height
or½ the height times the base
WHICHEVER IS EASIER!
Imagine dropping a rock from the highestpoint down to the base to find the height.
WHY IS THIS THE FORMULA?
9. A triangle with base 18 and height 7.
10. A triangle with sides 5, 12, 13.
11. Find the area of an isosceles triangle with sides 30, 30, and 24.
12. Find the area of an isosceles triangle with base 16 and perimeter 52.
13. Find the area of an equilateral triangle with sides 12 cm.
14. Find the area of an equilateral triangle with height 6√3 .
A = 9(7) A = 63 units2
It is a right triangle.
5
12 13
A = ½ (12)(5) A = 30 units2
30 30
2412
hh2 + 122 = 302
h2 + 144 = 900
h2 = 756
h = 6√21
Area = 12(6√21)
Area = 72√21 units2
18 18
168
hh2 + 82 = 182
h2 + 64 = 324
h2 = 260
h = 2√65
Area = 8(2√65)
Area = 16√65 units2
Rhombus
A = ½ d1d2
Take ½ of whichever diagonal is easier than multiply.
Find the area of each rhombus.
10
12
817
15. 16.
A = ½ d1d2
10
12
A = 10(24)A = 240 units2
1515
A = ½ d1d2
A = 30(8)A = 240 units2
Let’s do #16,18!You try #17!
Which is the Same as saying½(30.16)=1/2(480)240 units2
19. Find the area of a rhombus with diagonals 8 m and 20 m.
20. Find the area of a rhombus with perimeter 52 and one diagonal 10.
21. Find the area of a rhombus with perimeter 100 and one diagonal 14.
A = 8(10) = 80 units2
13
1313
13
55
12
A = 12(10) = 120 units2
25
2525
25
77
24
A = 14(24) = 336 units2
Let’s do #20!You try #21!
Bonus A parallelogram has two bases and two
altitudes. Its longer base is 14 and its shorter altitude is 5. If its shorter base is 7, find its longer altitude.
The area is 14(5) = 70 units2.
Since A = bh
70 = 7h
10 = h
The longer altitude is 10 units.
A = short base(long height)A = short height(long base)