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AB: required BC: required

MB: required ON: recommended

Teacher Resource 6.2 Unit 13 Measurement pp. P-13–17

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ME6-10

Area of Shapes Made from Rectangles

Students will:

• find the area of shapes composed of rectangles.

AP Book 6.2 pp. 102–103

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Draw the line that divides these composite shapes into two rectangles.

See p. P-13 for details.

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Exercises:

Divide each shape into two rectangles.

Multiply to find the area of each rectangle. Then add to find the area of the shape.

a)

b)

Hint: Part a) has two different solutions. Can you find both?

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a)

b)

Exercises:

Find the area of the shape by adding the areas of the rectangles.

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Hint: Is 7 cm the length of the short side (in red) of the shaded rectangle? Or of the unshaded rectangle (in green)?

What is the area of the total shape?

See p. P-14 for details.

What are the dimensions of this shape?

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Identify the dimensions of the shape. Then use addition to find its area.

See p. P-14 for details.

Hint: What is the length of the longer side of the shaded rectangle?

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a)

b)

Exercises:

Find the area of the shape.

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b)

a)

Exercises: (If more practice is needed)

Find the area of the shape.

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I want to find the perimeter of this shape.

How can I be sure not to miss any sides?

See p. P-15 for details.

Hint: Do I need to break it into rectangles?

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b)

Exercises:

Find the perimeter of these shapes.

Hint: They are from the previous exercises.

a)

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Find the side lengths and perimeter of this shape.

Hint: Each square on the grid is 5 cm by 5 cm.

See p. P-16 for details.

Split the shape into rectangles and find the area.