Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Rectangle
This clip explains what a rectangle is and how to determine its area. "The formula is easy to remember," the clip states. "The area of a rectangle is equal to the length times the width." Three practical problems follow that are solved by utilizing ...
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Parallelogram or a Triangle
This clip explains that finding the area of a parallelogram is much like finding the area of a rectangle. "The area of a parallelogram equals the base times the height," the clip states. The clip further notes that, "
if we cut a parallelogram in h...
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Square
This clip explains that a square is a special kind of rectangle whose 4 sides are the same length. The clip states that the formula for finding the area of a square is: "Area equals s squared." The clip includes two practical problems.
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Circle
This clip explains that, to find the area of a circle, "
we multiply pi (approximately 3.14) by the radius squared. The clip also includes practical problems, one of which includes the circle's diameter but not its radius.
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of an Irregular Polygon
This clip explains how to find the area of an irregular polygon that contains a right triangle and rectangle. "To solve the problem," the clips states, "
we'll find the area of the triangle, find the area of the rectangle, then we'll add both areas...