Lesson 11.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Rhombus

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Lesson 11.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Rhombus Geometry CP Mrs. Mongold

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Area of a Triangle h h b A = bh h b

Transcript of Lesson 11.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Rhombus

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Lesson 11.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and RhombusGeometry CPMrs. Mongold

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Area of a Triangle

h

b

b

h

A = bh21

h

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Find the area of the figure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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The height of a triangle is 12 inches more than its base. The area of the triangle is 560 square inches. Find the base and the height.

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Area of a Rhombus

A = d1d221

d1

d2

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Find the area of the rhombus.

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One diagonal of a rhombus is half as long as the other diagonal. If the area of the rhombus is 64 square inches, what are the lengths of the diagonals?

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h

b1

b2

hmedian

A = h(b1+b2)21

A =h x median

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Find the area of the trapeziod.

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Find the area

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Trapezoid QRST has an area of 210 square yards. Find the height of QRST.