AREA

Richard B. Paulino
INRSF – Laoag City
 – size of a surface or region.
AREA - the number of square units to cover a surface or region.

A square with a side of 1 unit has an area of 1 square unit in symbol

1 unit2
Hence, the unit of measure used for measuring the area of a plane
figure is square unit (unit2 )

Unit for Side Unit for AREA

cm cm2 (square centimeter)

m m2 (square meter)
ft ft2 (square feet)
AREA of a SQUARE
How many square units will be used to cover
a square region whose side is 3 units long?

A = 3 units x 3 units
A = 9 square units
A=9 units2
Let s be the side of a square
then,
A=s units x s units
2
A s
Where: s = side of a square
AREA of a SQUARE
Instruction: Find the area of each square.
3) 3.75 cm
2) 9.5 km
1) 21 cm

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5) 18 in
31 ft
4) 17 dm 6)

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AREA of a RECTANGLE
How many square units will be used to cover
a rectangular region whose length is 4 units
and width is 3 units long?

Area = 4 units x 3 units = 12 units2

A=12 units2 The formula is:
Area =l × w
where: w = width
l = length
AREA of a RECTANGLE
Example: What is the area of this rectangle?
The formula is:
Area =l × w
where: w = width
l = length
4 cm
We know that w = 4 cm and l = 5 cm, so:
Area = 5 cm × 4 cm = 20 cm2

5 cm
 ACTIVITY
Area of Rectangles
Instruction: Find the area of each rectangle.

1) 9 cm 5) 9 yd

5 cm 7 yd

18 m
2) 8m 6)

2m 12 m

3) 12 mm 7)
4m

3 mm
130 cm

8)
4) 5 cm 37 dm

1 cm 17 0 cm
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ACTIVITY

Instruction: Find the area of each rectangle using the given measures.

1 l = 7 km ,w= 14 km 6. l = 2.6 cm , w = 5 cm

2. l = 7 cm , w = 1.5 cm 7. l = 21 ft , w = 12 ft

3. l = 18 yd , w = 9 yd 8. l = 3.75 ft , w = 4.5 ft

4. l = 9.5 in , w = 9 in 9. l = 31 mm , w = 23 mm

5. l = 13 km , w = 8 km 10. l = 11 dm , w = 6 dm
 ACTIVITY
AREA OF RECTANGLES
Instruction: Answer the following problems completely.
1. The measure of a basketball court is 26 cm by 14 cm, find its area.
Given: ____________________
Required:__________________
Formula: __________________
Equation/Number Sentence:__________________
Solution/Answer: __________________________

2. Find the area of a baseball court with the measure of 90 ft by 60 ft.

Given: ____________________
Required:__________________
Formula: __________________
Equation/Number Sentence:__________________
Solution/Answer: __________________________
3 . One face of chalk box has a length 60 cm and its width is 30 cm, find its area.
Given: ____________________
Required:__________________
Formula: __________________
Equation/Number Sentence:__________________
Solution/Answer: __________________________
4. If the measure of a volleyball court is 50ft by 70 ft, what is its area.
Given: ____________________
Required:__________________
Formula: __________________
Equation/Number Sentence:__________________
Solution/Answer: __________________________
5. The measure of a fishpond is 26 m by 78 m, find its area.
Given: ____________________
Required:__________________
Formula: __________________
Equation/Number Sentence:__________________
Solution/Answer: __________________________
Name:_______________________________ Score: ____
Year/section: ____________ Date: _____

ACTIVITY

Instruction: Answer the following problems completely.

6. Find the floor area of the gymnasium whose length and width is 65 m and 45 m
respectively.

7. A badminton court has a measure of 27 m by 36 m, find its area.

8. Find the width of a rectangle with the area of 186 square yards and a length of
13 yards.

9. One dimension of rectangular pool table is 76 cm. Its area is 8664 cm2, find the
other dimension.

10. The length of the base of the table in the canteen is 15 m and the length of the
diagonal is 17 m. Find its area.
AREA of a Parallelogram

height

base
AREA of a Parallelogram

height

base
 AREA of a Parallelogram

Height (h)

2)

Base
(b)
The formula is:
Area =b × h
where: b = base
h=height
Instruction: Find the area of each parallelogram.

Formula_______________ Formula_______________
5 cm 4) 15 ft
1) Equation_______________ Equation_______________

13 cm Solution_______________ Solution_______________
9 ft
2) 5)
Formula_______________
Formula_______________ 7 cm
Equation_______________
7m Equation_______________
8.5 cm
Solution_______________
3m Solution_______________

6)
3) Formula_______________ Formula_______________
5 in
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Solution_______________ 15 in Solution_______________
AREA of a TRIANGLE

Height (h)

Base (b)
Area of a Paralellogram
Area =b × h Area of a Triangle
Area = ½ (Area of a Parallelogram)
Area = ½ (b × h)
AREA of a TRIANGLE

A = 4 units X 3 units
A = 3 units X 3 units A = 12 square units
A = 9 square units
the area of the rectangle

(12 square units)

(9 square units)
6 square units
4.5 square units)
AREA of a TRIANGLE

Where: b= base
(b x h) h = height
Example
AREA of a TRIANGLE

3)
1)
5m
5m
12 m
45 m
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2)
4)

9 mm

8 mm
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Area of a Trapezoid

Height (h)

b1 b2
base

A = base x height
Area of a parallelogram
A = (b1 + b2) x h
Area of a trapezoid = ½ Area of a parallelogram

Area of a trapezoid = ½ (b1 + b2) x h

Example
Find the area of trapezoid ABCD.

6 units

4 units

8 units

A = ½ h ( b1 + b2)
= ½ ( 4) (8 + 6 )
= ½ ( 4 ) ( 14 )
A= 28

The area is 28 square units.

Instruction: Find the area of each trapezoid.
3m
3m
4)
1) 2.5 m
2m
7.25 m
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7m
Equation_______________
6)
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18 cm Solution_______________
2) 14 in
23 in 5 in
6 cm

25 cm 5)
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Solution_______________
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3) 4 ft
Solution_______________

5 ft

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AREA of a CIRCLE 1/2C=πr
C=2πr

Radius (r)

height (h) = r

1/2C=πr
A = base x height base (b)= πr
A = πr x r

A = πr2
Example 1
The radius of a circle is 2 cm. Find its area.
Solution:
A = r2 r=2 cm
3.14 (2)2 ●
12.56 cm2

The area is 12.56 square cm.

Example 2
The diameter of a circle is 6 cm. Find its area.
Solution:
Step 1. Find the radius

Radius( r ) = diameter (d) divided by 2

r=6 2 d = 6 cm
r = 3 cm
The radius is 3 cm. ●

Step 2. Find the area.

A = r2
3.14 (3)2
3.14 (9)
28.26 cm2

The area is 28.26 cm2

Try this out

Find the area of each circle with the given diameter or

radius Use 3.14 for .

1. `radius = 5 cm
2. radius = 1.5 mm
3. diameter = 4 cm
4. diameter = 12 dm
5. radius = 4.6 m
6. radius = 2.2 cm
7. diameter = 4.8 dm
8. diameter = 6.4 cm
9. radius = 4.8 m
10. radius = 3.4 dm
Let’s Summarize
1. The area of a region is the number of square units
contained in the region.

2. A square unit is a square with a side 1 unit in length.

The area (A) of a rectangle is the product of its length
(l) and its width (w). A = lw

3. The area (A) of a square is the square of the length

of a side (s). A = s2

4. The area (A) of a parallelogram is equal to the

product of the base (b) and the height (h). A = bh
5. The area (A) of a triangle equals half the product of
the base (b) and the height (h). A = ½ bh. Sometimes
altitude is used instead of height.

6. The area (A) of a trapezoid is one half the product of

the length of its altitude and the sum of the lengths of
the two bases. A = ½ h (b1 + b1).
7. A circle is a set of points in a plane that have the
same distance from a given point in the plane.

8.The formula for the area of a circle with a radius of r

and diameter of d units are: A = r2 and A = (d/2)2
respectively.
Note: In all circles the ratio of the circumference to the diameter is always equal to the
same number, represented by the Greek letter .