Area of Quadrilaterals Worksheet
Calculate the area of various quadrilaterals including squares, rectangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids.
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Read each question carefully and calculate the area of the given quadrilaterals. Show your work where applicable.
1. Find the area of a square with a side length of 7 cm.
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2. A rectangular garden is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is its area?
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3. The area of a parallelogram is calculated by multiplying its base by its .
4. A parallelogram has a base of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm. Its area is square cm.
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5. What is the formula for the area of a trapezoid?
Area = base × height
Area = length × width
Area = 1/2 × (base1 + base2) × height
Area = side × side
6. Calculate the area of a trapezoid with bases of 6 inches and 10 inches, and a height of 4 inches.
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7. All quadrilaterals have four equal sides.
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8. A square is a type of rectangle.
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9. A composite shape is made of a square with side length 5 cm attached to a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 3 cm. Find the total area of the composite shape.