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Transparency 5. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Splash Screen. Example 5-3c. Objective. Find the area of triangles and trapezoids. Example 5-3c. Vocabulary. Trapezoid. A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides. Lesson 5 Contents. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Example 1 Find the Area of a Triangle
Example 2 Find the Area of a Trapezoid
Example 3 Use a Formula to Estimate Area
Find the area of the triangle
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Write formula for area of triangle
Replace b (for base) with 9 cm
Replace h (height) with 3.2 cm
(9 cm)(3.2 cm)
Find the area of the triangle
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Multiply numbers(9 cm)(3.2 cm)
A = 14.4
Multiply units
cm2
Answer:
Find the area of the trapezoid
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Write the formula for area of a trapezoid
Replace h (for height) with 3 m
(3 m)
Replace b1 (for base) with 7.6 m
(7.6 m
Replace b2 (for base) with 4 m
+ 4 m)
Find the area of the trapezoid
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Follow Order of Operations
P E MD AS(3 m)(7.6 m + 4 m)
(3 m)(11.6 m)Multiply numbers
A = 17.5Multiply units
meters2
Answer:
GEOGRAPHY The shape of the state of Montana resembles a trapezoid. Estimate its area in square miles.
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Write the formula for area of a trapezoid
Replace h (for height) with 285 mi
(285 mi)
Replace b1 (for base) with 479 mi
(479 mi
Replace b2 (for base) with 542 mi
+ 542 mi)
GEOGRAPHY The shape of the state of Montana resembles a trapezoid. Estimate its area in square miles.
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(285 mi) (479 mi + 542 mi)
Follow Order of Operations
P E MD AS
(285 mi) (1,021 mi)Multiply numbers
A = 145.492.5
Multiply units
miles2
Answer:
PAINTING The diagram below is of a canvas resembling a trapezoid that will be painted. In order to determine how much paint will be needed, estimate the area of the canvas in square feet.
Answer: A = 150 ft2
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