6.G.A.1
Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context.
Example Problems
A ceramic tile is by .
What is the area of the tile?
What is the area of the tile?
A rectangular bulletin board is meters wide and meters long.
What is the area of the bulletin board?
What is the area of the bulletin board?
A kitchen countertop is meters long and meter deep.
What is the area of the kitchen countertop?
What is the area of the kitchen countertop?
Khan Academy ResourcesArea of parallelogramsArea of trianglesArea of parallelogramsArea of trianglesFind missing length when given area of a triangleArea of right trianglesFind missing length when given area of a parallelogramDecompose area with trianglesArea of composite shapesFind base and height on a triangleArea of a triangleFinding area by rearranging partsArea of a parallelogramArea of composite shapesArea of quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides

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