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Area of Plane Shapes
Triangle
Area = ½b×h
b = base
h = vertical height
Square
Area = a
2
a = length of side
Rectangle
Area = b×h
b = breadth
h = height
Parallelogram
Area = b×h
b = breadth
h = height
Trapezoid (US)
Trapezium (UK)
Area = ½(a+b)h
h = vertical height
Circle
Area =
π
r
2
Circumference=2
π
r
r = radius
Ellipse
Area =
π
ab
Sector
Area = ½r
2
θ
r = radius
θ = angle in
radians
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