Measurement and Spatial Analysis · Measurement and Geometry

Area of Composites and Quadrilaterals

Develop formulas for the area of parallelograms, trapeziums, and rhombuses.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can any polygon be broken down into simpler shapes to find its area?
  2. 2Why do different quadrilaterals share similar area formulas?
  3. 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

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