Examples of area of plane shapes

Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional shape. The area can be understood as the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat. The area of a shape can be measured by comparing the shape to squares of a fixed size 1 m^2 or 1 cm^2 etc. Every unit of length has a corresponding unit of area. Areas can be measured in square metres (m^2), square centimetres (cm^2), square millimetres (mm^2), square kilometres (km^2), square feet (ft^2), square yards (yd^2), square miles (mi^2), and so forth.

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  • Cathethus and the inscribed circle
    RightTriangleInradius In a right triangle is given one cathethus long 14 cm and the radius of the inscribed circle of 5 cm. Calculate the area of this right triangle.
  • Cylinders
    cylinders The area of the side of two cylinders is the same rectangle of 33 mm × 18 mm. Which cylinder has a larger volume and by how much?
  • Octagonal prism vase
    8prism 0.7 l of water can be poured in an octagonal prism vase. What is the height of the vase, if the bottom has a area of 25 cm square and a thickness of 12 mm?
  • Trapezoid thirds
    lichobeznik_mo_z8_3 The ABCD trapezoid with the parallel sides of the AB and the CD and the E point of the AB side. The segment DE divides the trapezoid into two parts with the same area. Find the length of the AE line segment.
  • Which
    decanon Which of the following numbers most accurately area of a regular decagon with side s = 2 cm? (A) 9.51 cm2 (B) 20 cm2 (C) 30.78 cm2 (D) 31.84 cm2 (E) 32.90 cm2
  • Bathroom
    koupelna How many CZK we pay for lining the perimeter walls of the bathroom with rectangular shape with dimensions 3.5 m and 4 m, high 1.5 m if 1 square m tile cost 300 CZK?
  • Hexagonal pyramid
    jehlan_6 Regular hexagonal pyramid has dimensions: length edge of the base a = 1.8 dm and the height of the pyramid = 2.4 dm. Calculate the surface area and volume of a pyramid.
  • Free space in the garden
    euklid The grandfather's free space in the garden was in the shape of a rectangular triangle with 5 meters and 12 meters in length. He decided to divide it into two parts and the height of the hypotenuse. For the smaller part creates a rock garden, for the large
  • Rectangle
    obdlznik The length of the rectangle is 12 cm greater than 3 times its width. What dimensions and area this rectangle has if ts circumference is 104 cm.
  • The sides 2
    trapezium_7 The sides of a trapezoid are in the ratio 2:5:8:5. The trapezoid’s area is 245. Find the height and the perimeter of the trapezoid.
  • Plot
    parcela_1 The plot on which Mr. Kalous is to build a house has the shape of a rectangle. On a 1: 500 scale, its dimensions are 7cm and 5.5cm. Find out the dimensions of the plot. Calculate the parcel size.
  • Perimeter and legs
    RT_triangle Determine the perimeter of a right triangle if the length of one leg is 75% length of the second leg and its content area is 24 cm2.
  • Square gardens
    zahrada_1 The gardening colony with dimensions of 180 m and 300 m is to be completely divided into equally large square areas with the largest possible area. Calculate how many such square areas can be obtained and determine the side length of the square.
  • Katy MO
    reporter_saved6 Kate draw triangle ABC. Middle of AB have mark as X and the center of the side AC as Y. On the side BC wants to find the point Z such that the content area of a 4gon AXZY was greatest. What part of the triangle ABC can maximally occupy 4-gon AXZY?
  • Dimensions of the trapezoid
    lichobeznik One of the bases of the trapezoid is one-fifth larger than its height, the second base is 1 cm larger than its height. Find the dimensions of the trapezoid if its area is 115 cm2
  • The pot
    hrniec The pot is in 1/3 filled with water. Bottom of the pot has an area of ​​329 cm2. How many centimeters rises water level in the pot after add 1.2 liters of water?
  • Truncated pyramid
    truncated_pyramid Find the volume and surface area of a regular quadrilateral truncated pyramid if base lengths a1 = 17 cm, a2 = 5 cm, height v = 8 cm.
  • Map scale
    garden_5 Garden has on plan on a scale of 1: 150 width 22 cm and length 35 cm. What is the real area of the garden?
  • Right triangle eq2
    rt_2 Hypotenuse of a right triangle is 9 cm longer than one leg and 8 cm longer than the second leg. Determine the circumference and area of a triangle.
  • Recursion squares
    squares_reccurent In the square, ABCD has inscribed a square so that its vertices lie at the centers of the sides of the square ABCD. The procedure of inscribing the square is repeated this way. The side length of the square ABCD is a = 22 cm. Calculate: a) the sum of peri

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