Unit 7 - Worksheet #2

1. What is area?

2. Area is measured in what kind of units?

3. How can you estimate the area of a flat region?


4. Do the study activity on Page 12. Area of figure 1__________________

Area of figure 2 _______________ Area of figure 3 ______________________

5. What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle? __________________________

6. The unit of measure for the area is always the ___________________ of the unit used to measure the length and width.

7. Do the study activity on page 14. 1. __________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________

8. To calculate the area of a square, multiply the ____________ of one side times __________.

9. The formula to #8 is commonly shown as _____________________.

10. Do the study activity on page 15. 1. ____________________ 2. ___________________

11. To find the height to a base of a triangle, ______________________________________.

12. To calculate the area of a triangle, multiply ____________ times the _______________ of the base times ________________________.

13. The formula to #12 is commonly shown as___________________________________.

14. Do the study activity on page 18. 1. ______________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________

15. Do Exercises # 6 and # 13