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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Surface Area

The Surface Area of a solid is the SUM of the areas of ALL of its faces. You can use a 2D representation of a solid called a net to find the surface area of the solid. 

(1/2 x 3 x 4) 2  + (5 x 11) + (4 x 11) + (3 x 11) =
12 + 55 + 44 + 33 = 144 cm2







 




Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Composite Figures

Rectangle, Square, Triangle


Rectangle, Triangle, Triangle
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Area of Kites





       Area = 6 * 8   = 24 cm2 
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Monday, February 2, 2015

Area of a Trapezoid


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A=  1/2 * 12 * ( 14 + 9 )   =  138 cm2

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A=  1/2 * 10 * ( 20 + 6)   =  130 cm2
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A=  1/2 * 8 * ( 10 + 12 )   =  88 in2
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A=  1/2 * 5 * ( 10 + 14 )   =  60 in2
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A=  1/2 * 9 * ( 10 + 18 )   =  126 m2
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A= 52 =  1/2 * H * ( 11 + 15 )   
H = 4