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The areas of a rectangle, a triangle, and a circle are equal.

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The areas of a rectangle, a triangle, and a circle are equal.

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The areas of a rectangle, a triangle, and a circle are equal.

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Lines of inquiry

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Count the squares on the sheet to work out the area of the shapes.

Change the dimensions of the shapes to make their areas equal.

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Substitute numbers into the formulas to find shapes with equal areas.

Draw the shapes and explain what you notice about their dimensions.

 

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The areas of three different types of quadrilaterals are equal.

The volume of a cuboid, a triangular prism, and a cylinder are equal.

The perimeters of a rectangle, a triangle, and a circle are equal.

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