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How can finding area of a rectangle help you find the area of other shapes?
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∙ 7y ago
By finding the total area, you can see if all of the areas of your shapes combined match the total area of the rectangle. It's a safe-check.
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How can finding the area of a rectangle help you find the area of other shapes?
Some irregular shapes can be broken down into a combination of rectangles. Think of a solid "L" shape. It might be difficult to find the area of that. But if you think of it as two rectangles, it's a lot easier.
What the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?
Area of a rectangle: a = l * w
What is the equation for finding length of rectangle?
The answer depends on what information you have about the rectangle: the area and width, or width and diagonal, area and perimeter or some other measures.
How do you get area?
Multiply length times width if the shape is a rectangle. Other shapes have different formulas.
Formula for finding the area of a rectangle?
A = lw Area of a rectangle = length times width
How is the formula for finding the lateral area of a cylinder like the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?
L.A.= 2*pi*radius*height its not like finding the area of a rectangle. a cylinder is a 3-D shape and a rectangle is a flat shape
Why does length x width work for finding area?
That is the definition of the area of a rectangle. It does not work for any other shape.
How do you write the formula for area?
The formula for the area of the shape really depends on the shape. Some of the following are the areas of certain shapes: Rectangle area = lw (length x width) Parallelogram area = bh (base x height) Triangle area = 1/2 bh Trapezoid area = [(b1 + b2)/2] h There are other shapes as well that require different formulas for finding their area.
What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?
Area of rectangle is l x b. Where l is length and b is breath of the rectangle.
How is finding the area of a triangle different from finding the area of a rectangle?
the area of a triangle is base times height times one half and rectangle is length times width
Why do people find it difficult in finding area of a rectangle?
in order to find area of rectangle=(len*bred)
What is the formula of finding the area of a rectangle?
base times height = area
