Area - triangles, quadrilaterals, compound shapes

  • The Farmers' Field Boundary
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    The Farmers' Field Boundary

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    11 to 14
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    The farmers want to redraw their field boundary but keep the area the same. Can you advise them?

  • Triangle in a Trapezium
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    Triangle in a Trapezium

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    11 to 16
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    Can you find and prove the relationship between the area of a trapezium and the area of a triangle constructed within it?

  • Five green equilateral triangles, arranged to almost make a complete pentagon.
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    Doesn't Add Up

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    14 to 16
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    In this problem we are faced with an apparently easy area problem, but it has gone horribly wrong! What happened?

  • Of all the areas
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    Of All the Areas

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    14 to 16
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    Can you find a general rule for finding the areas of equilateral triangles drawn on an isometric grid?

  • Pick's Theorem
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    Pick's Theorem

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    14 to 16
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    Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.

  • Inscribed in a Circle
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    Inscribed in a Circle

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    14 to 16
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    The area of a square inscribed in a circle with a unit radius is 2. What is the area of these other regular polygons inscribed in a circle with a unit radius?

  • Areas of parallelograms
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    Areas of Parallelograms

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    14 to 16
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    Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

  • Trapezium Four
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    Trapezium Four

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    14 to 16
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    The diagonals of a trapezium divide it into four parts. Can you create a trapezium where three of those parts are equal in area?

  • Gutter
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    Gutter

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    14 to 16
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    Manufacturers need to minimise the amount of material used to make their product. What is the best cross-section for a gutter?

  • Trapezium made of wooden tangram pieces, including a square and a parallelogram.
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    Quad in Quad

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    14 to 18
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    Join the midpoints of a quadrilateral to get a new quadrilateral. What is special about it?