Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base...

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Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle = base x height

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Page 1: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College

4cm

6cm

Area = base x height

Area = 4 x 6

Area = 24cm2

Area of a Rectangle = base x height

Page 2: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College

4cm

6cm

Area = 24cm2

Area of a Rectangle = base x height

If we split the rectangle in half, what shape do we make?

Page 3: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College

4cm

6cm

Area = 24cm2

Area of a Rectangle = base x height

What is the area of the triangle?

Area = 24 ÷ 2

Area = 12cm2

Page 4: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley CollegeArea of a Rectangle = base x height

What is the area of the triangle?

5cm

4cm

Area of rectangle =

= 20cm2

Area of triangle =

= 10cm2

5 x 4

20 ÷ 2

Page 5: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley CollegeArea of a Rectangle = base x height

What is the area of the triangle?

3cm

6cm

Area of rectangle =

= 18cm2

Area of triangle =

= 9cm2

3 x 6

18 ÷ 2

Page 6: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley CollegeArea of a Rectangle = base x height

What is the area of the triangle?

6cm

7cm

Area of rectangle =

= 42cm2

Area of triangle =

= 21cm2

6 x 7

42 ÷ 2

Page 7: Objective: To find the area of triangles. Area Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College 4cm 6cm Area = base x height Area = 4 x 6 Area = 24cm 2 Area of a Rectangle.

Objective: To find the area of triangles.Area

Lesley Hall @ Soar Valley College

Can we write a formula to find the area of a triangle?

What are the sides called?

base

heig

ht

Area = base x height2