Name:

______________________
Date: ________ Period: ______

Areas of Rectangles and Triangles Guided Notes
(Adapted from Dearbornschools.org)

Definition of Area: The amount of square length units contained in the surface.
*Area of a Rectangle
To find the __________ of a rectangle, use the formula:

Area = ____________ x _____________

1. Calculate the area of the rectangle.

Length (l): ______
Width (w): ______
Area (A): _________


2. Calculate the area of the rectangle.

Length (l): ______
Width (w): ______
Area (A): _________



3. Find the missing length of the rectangle

Length (l): ______
Width (w): ______
Area (A): 500 ft.2



*Area of a Triangle
To find the __________ of a triangle, use the formula:

Area = ____________ x ______________

The ____________ of the triangle is always ______________________ to the ____________ of the triangle.
If the ______________ changes, the height also changes.


1. Find the area for Figures A, B, and C.


Figure A
Length:
Width: Figure C
Area= Base:
Figure B Height:
Length 1: Area=
Width 1:
Length 2:
Width 2:
Area= _________ + __________

*Voicethread Practice Questions:
1. Draw and label the height, if the base is the right side of the triangle (between point B and C).









2. Draw and label the height, if the base is the
bottom of the triangle.

3. Find the area of the triangle.
Base: ___________
Height: __________
Area= ________ x _______




4. Find the area of the triangle.
Base: _______
Height: ______
Area= ___________________