Area - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

Question Types:
Area of a Circle: Applying the formulaArea of a Circle: A shape consisting of several shapes (requiring the same formula)Area of a Circle: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Circle: Calculating parts of the circleArea of a Circle: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Circle: Increasing a specific element by addition of.....or multiplication by.......Area of a Circle: Subtraction or addition to a larger shapeArea of a Circle: Using additional geometric shapesArea of a Circle: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Deltoid: Applying the formulaArea of a Deltoid: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Deltoid: Calculation using percentagesArea of a Deltoid: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Deltoid: Identifying and defining elementsArea of a Deltoid: Subtraction or addition to a larger shapeArea of a Deltoid: Using additional geometric shapesArea of a Deltoid: Using external heightArea of a Deltoid: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Deltoid: Using ratios for calculationArea of a Deltoid: Using variablesArea of a Deltoid: Verifying whether or not the formula is applicableArea of a Parallelogram: Applying the formulaArea of a Parallelogram: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Parallelogram: Calculating in two waysArea of a Parallelogram: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Parallelogram: Using additional geometric shapesArea of a Parallelogram: Using congruence and similarityArea of a Parallelogram: Using external heightArea of a Parallelogram: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Parallelogram: Using ratios for calculationArea of a Parallelogram: Using variablesArea of a Parallelogram: Verifying whether or not the formula is applicableArea of a Rectangle: Applying the formulaArea of a Rectangle: A shape consisting of several shapes (requiring the same formula)Area of a Rectangle: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Rectangle: Calculation using the diagonalArea of a Rectangle: Extended distributive lawArea of a Rectangle: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Rectangle: Subtraction or addition to a larger shapeArea of a Rectangle: Using additional geometric shapesArea of a Rectangle: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Rectangle: Using ratios for calculationArea of a Rectangle: Using short multiplication formulasArea of a Rectangle: Using variablesArea of a Rectangle: Worded problemsArea of a Rhombus: Applying the formulaArea of a Rhombus: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Rhombus: Calculation using percentagesArea of a Rhombus: Extended distributive lawArea of a Rhombus: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Rhombus: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Rhombus: Using ratios for calculationArea of a Rhombus: Using variablesArea of a Rhombus: Verifying whether or not the formula is applicableArea of a Trapezoid: Applying the formulaArea of a Trapezoid: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Trapezoid: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Trapezoid: Subtraction or addition to a larger shapeArea of a Trapezoid: Suggesting options for terms when the formula result is knownArea of a Trapezoid: Using additional geometric shapesArea of a Trapezoid: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Trapezoid: Using ratios for calculationArea of a Trapezoid: Using variablesArea of a Triangle: Applying the formulaArea of a Triangle: Ascertaining whether or not there are errors in the dataArea of a Triangle: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of a Triangle: Calculating in two waysArea of a Triangle: Finding Area based off Perimeter and Vice VersaArea of a Triangle: How many times does the shape fit inside of another shape?Area of a Triangle: Subtraction or addition to a larger shapeArea of a Triangle: Using additional geometric shapesArea of a Triangle: Using congruence and similarityArea of a Triangle: Using Pythagoras' theoremArea of a Triangle: Using ratios for calculationArea of a Triangle: Using variablesArea of a Triangle: Worded problemsArea of the Square: Applying the formulaArea of the Square: Calculate The Missing Side based on the formulaArea of the Square: Express usingArea of the Square: Increasing a specific element by addition of.....or multiplication by.......Area of the Square: True / falseArea of the Square: Worded problems

In this article, we will learn what area is, and understand how it is calculated for each shape, in the most practical and simple way there is.
Shall we start?

What is the area?

Area is the definition of the size of something. In mathematics, which is precisely what interests us now, it refers to the size of some figure.
In everyday life, you have surely heard about area in relation to the surface of an apartment, plot of land, etc.
In fact, when they ask what the surface area of your apartment is, they are asking about its size and, instead of answering with words like "big" or "small" we can calculate its area and express it with units of measure. In this way, we can compare different sizes.

Units of measurement of area

Large areas such as apartments are usually measured in meters, therefore, the unit of measurement will be m2 m^2 square meter.
On the other hand, smaller figures are generally measured in centimeters, that is, the unit of measurement for the area will be cm2 cm^2 square centimeter.
Remember:
Units of measurement for the area in cm=>cm2 cm => cm^2
Units of measurement for the area m=>m2 m=>m^2

Suggested Topics to Practice in Advance

  1. Square

Practice Area

Examples with solutions for Area

Exercise #1

Look at the rectangle ABCD below.

Side AB is 6 cm long and side BC is 4 cm long.

What is the area of the rectangle?
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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that the formula for the area of a rectangle is width times height

 

We are given that the width of the rectangle is 6

and that the length of the rectangle is 4

 Therefore we calculate:

6*4=24

Answer

24 cm²

Exercise #2

Look at the rectangle ABCD below.

Side AB is 4.5 cm long and side BC is 2 cm long.

What is the area of the rectangle?
4.54.54.5222AAABBBCCCDDD

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

We begin by multiplying side AB by side BC

We then substitute the given data and we obtain the following:

4.5×2=9 4.5\times2=9

Hence the area of rectangle ABCD equals 9

Answer

9 cm²

Exercise #3

Look at rectangle ABCD below.

Side AB is 10 cm long and side BC is 2.5 cm long.

What is the area of the rectangle?
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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by multiplying side AB by side BC

If we insert the known data into the above equation we should obtain the following:

10×2.5=25 10\times2.5=25

Thus the area of rectangle ABCD equals 25.

Answer

25 cm²

Exercise #4

The triangle ABC is given below.
AC = 10 cm

AD = 3 cm

BC = 11.6 cm
What is the area of the triangle?

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

The triangle we are looking at is the large triangle - ABC

The triangle is formed by three sides AB, BC, and CA.

Now let's remember what we need for the calculation of a triangular area:

(side x the height that descends from the side)/2

Therefore, the first thing we must find is a suitable height and side.

We are given the side AC, but there is no descending height, so it is not useful to us.

The side AB is not given,

And so we are left with the side BC, which is given.

From the side BC descends the height AD (the two form a 90-degree angle).

It can be argued that BC is also a height, but if we delve deeper it seems that CD can be a height in the triangle ADC,

and BD is a height in the triangle ADB (both are the sides of a right triangle, therefore they are the height and the side).

As we do not know if the triangle is isosceles or not, it is also not possible to know if CD=DB, or what their ratio is, and this theory fails.

Let's remember again the formula for triangular area and replace the data we have in the formula:

(side* the height that descends from the side)/2

Now we replace the existing data in this formula:

CB×AD2 \frac{CB\times AD}{2}

11.6×32 \frac{11.6\times3}{2}

34.82=17.4 \frac{34.8}{2}=17.4

Answer

17.4

Exercise #5

What is the area of the given triangle?

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Step-by-Step Solution

This question is a bit confusing. We need start by identifying which parts of the data are relevant to us.

Remember the formula for the area of a triangle:

A1- How to find the area of a triangleThe height is a straight line that comes out of an angle and forms a right angle with the opposite side.

In the drawing we have a height of 6.

It goes down to the opposite side whose length is 5.

And therefore, these are the data points that we will use.

We replace in the formula:

6×52=302=15 \frac{6\times5}{2}=\frac{30}{2}=15

Answer

15

Exercise #6

What is the area of the triangle in the drawing?

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we will identify the data points we need to be able to find the area of the triangle.

the formula for the area of the triangle: height*opposite side / 2

Since it is a right triangle, we know that the straight sides are actually also the heights between each other, that is, the side that measures 5 and the side that measures 7.

We multiply the legs and divide by 2

5×72=352=17.5 \frac{5\times7}{2}=\frac{35}{2}=17.5

Answer

17.5

Exercise #7

Given the trapezoid:

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What is the area?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Formula for the area of a trapezoid:

(base+base)2×altura \frac{(base+base)}{2}\times altura

We substitute the data into the formula and solve:

9+122×5=212×5=1052=52.5 \frac{9+12}{2}\times5=\frac{21}{2}\times5=\frac{105}{2}=52.5

Answer

52.5

Exercise #8

Look at the circle in the figure:

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The radius is equal to 7.

What is the area of the circle?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that the formula for the area of a circle is

πR²

 

We replace the data we know:

π7²

π49

Answer

49π

Exercise #9

Given the rhombus in the drawing:

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What is the area?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's remember that there are two ways to calculate the area of a rhombus:

The first is the side times the height of the side.

The second is diagonal times diagonal divided by 2.

Since we are given both diagonals, we calculate it the second way:

7×42=282=14 \frac{7\times4}{2}=\frac{28}{2}=14

Answer

14

Exercise #10

Look at the deltoid in the figure:

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What is its area?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by reminding ourselves of the formula for the area of a kite

Diagonal1×Diagonal22 \frac{Diagonal1\times Diagonal2}{2}

Both these values are given to us in the figure thus we can insert them directly into the formula:

(4*7)/2

28/2

14

Answer

14

Exercise #11

Look at the deltoid in the figure:

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What is its area?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the exercise, we first need to know the formula for calculating the area of a kite:

It's also important to know that a concave kite, like the one in the question, has one of its diagonals outside the shape, but it's still its diagonal.

Let's now substitute the data from the question into the formula:

(6*5)/2=
30/2=
15

Answer

15

Exercise #12

ACBD is a deltoid.

AD = AB

CA = CB

Given in cm:

AB = 6

CD = 10

Calculate the area of the deltoid.

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the exercise, we first need to remember how to calculate the area of a rhombus:

(diagonal * diagonal) divided by 2

Let's plug in the data we have from the question

10*6=60

60/2=30

And that's the solution!

Answer

30

Exercise #13

ABDC is a deltoid.

AB = BD

DC = CA

AD = 12 cm

CB = 16 cm

Calculate the area of the deltoid.

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's recall the formula for the area of a rhombus:

(Diagonal 1 * Diagonal 2) divided by 2

Now we will substitute the known data into the formula, giving us the answer:

(12*16)/2
192/2=
96

Answer

96 cm²

Exercise #14

Shown below is the deltoid ABCD.

The diagonal AC is 8 cm long.

The area of the deltoid is 32 cm².

Calculate the diagonal DB.

S=32S=32S=32888AAABBBCCCDDD

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

First, we recall the formula for the area of a kite: multiply the lengths of the diagonals by each other and divide the product by 2.

We substitute the known data into the formula:

 8DB2=32 \frac{8\cdot DB}{2}=32

We reduce the 8 and the 2:

4DB=32 4DB=32

Divide by 4

DB=8 DB=8

Answer

8 cm

Exercise #15

The trapezoid ABCD is shown below.

Base AB = 6 cm

Base DC = 10 cm

Height (h) = 5 cm

Calculate the area of the trapezoid.

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

First, we need to remind ourselves of how to work out the area of a trapezoid:

Formula for calculating trapezoid area

Now let's substitute the given data into the formula:

(10+6)*5 =
2

Let's start with the upper part of the equation:

16*5 = 80

80/2 = 40

Answer

40 cm²

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Topics learned in later sections

  1. Area of a square