Monday, February 1, 2010

Math Notes (NEWEST)

Area of triangles and trapezoids

Trapezoid: A 4 sided figure with one pair of parallel sides.


Triangle: A three sided figure with three angles..

To calculate areaa of a triangle find the length of a base and the hight of the base. Substitute in the formula:

A=1/2b*h

To calculate thee area of a trapezoid find the length of both sides and the height. Substitute in the formula:

A=1/2 h(b1+b2)
 

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