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When your trying to find the area of a shape should you add or multiply?
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∙ 12y ago
Multiply. Be careful what you multiply because different shapes have different rules. Squares are different than triangles, are different than circles, etc.
Adding gives you a perimeter.
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Multiply to find the area?
It depends on the shape of the area you are trying to find. The most basic calculation would be the area of a rectangle, which is A = lw (area = length times width).
How do you calculate the area and perimiter of a basic shape?
You multiply the length times the width of the shape. LxW=A
How you measure the Shape?
You can measure the shape by calculating its area. The formula of an area depends on the shape you want to measure. Here are some formula of an area: Circle= get the square of the radius and multiply it by pi constant Square= get the square of one of the sides Rectangle = multiply its length by its width Triangle= multiply the base by its height and divide the product by two
How do you work out the area of an L shape?
You should break it down in to smaller shapes. Two rectangles. Then figure out all the lengths. Multiply to find the area of the two rectangles. then add the products to get the final area.
Do you multiply when you're trying to find the area?
Yes, the area of an object is most commonly width times length.
Multiply to find the area?
It depends on the shape of the area you are trying to find. The most basic calculation would be the area of a rectangle, which is A = lw (area = length times width).
How do you find the length?
To find the length of a triangle or what ever shape your trying to find all you have to do is multiply width times the area. * * * * * Or, if you want the correct answer, you could try to divide the area by the width. That assumes the shape is a rectangle and that the area and width are known!
Area of a shape?
Multiply length multipled by the width
When you multiply the length and width are trying to find?
the area
How do you calculate the area and perimiter of a basic shape?
You multiply the length times the width of the shape. LxW=A
Do you add when you are trying to find the area?
No because you multiply the dimensions
How you measure the Shape?
You can measure the shape by calculating its area. The formula of an area depends on the shape you want to measure. Here are some formula of an area: Circle= get the square of the radius and multiply it by pi constant Square= get the square of one of the sides Rectangle = multiply its length by its width Triangle= multiply the base by its height and divide the product by two
What is area length?
It all depends on what kind of surface you are trying to find the area for. Each shape has a different formula. Be more specific by saying what kind of shape you are trying to find.
How do you work out the area of an L shape?
You should break it down in to smaller shapes. Two rectangles. Then figure out all the lengths. Multiply to find the area of the two rectangles. then add the products to get the final area.
Do you multiply for area?
It depends what you are trying to get the area of. For example, to find the area of a square or rectangle you multiply the length times the width. But to find the area of a triangle, you multiply the height times 1/2 of the base. So yes, you usually multiply to find area of a figure, but there may be more steps to the process.
How do you determine the area if you know the length and width?
is the shape 2d or 3d? what is the shape? if if 2d then hust multiply the length by height
Do you multiply all of the sides to find area?
No. But the exact formula depends on the shape that you are talking about.
