Measurement and Spatial Analysis · Measurement and Geometry
Area of Composites and Quadrilaterals
Develop formulas for the area of parallelograms, trapeziums, and rhombuses.
Key Questions
- 1How can any polygon be broken down into simpler shapes to find its area?
- 2Why do different quadrilaterals share similar area formulas?
- 3What happens to the area of a shape if its dimensions are doubled?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9M8M01
Year: Year 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measurement and Spatial Analysis
Period: Measurement and Geometry
Suggested Methodologies
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