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Area of Plane Shapes

Triangle Triangle
Area = ½b×h
b = base
h = vertical height
  Square Square
Area = a2
a = length of side
Rectangle Rectangle
Area = b×h
b = breadth
h = height
  Parallelogram Parallelogram
Area = b×h
b = breadth
h = height
Trapezium Trapezium
Area = ½(a+b)h
h = vertical height
  circle Circle
Area = πr2
Circumference=2πr
r = radius
ellipse Ellipse
Area = πab
  Sector Sector
Area = ½r2θ
r = radius
θ = angle in radians