For a parallelogram, you’ll need to use what are called the base and vertical height, but these are the same idea as width and height. In the real world, you’ll have to measure for yourself but for your homework your teacher should have these measurements listed with the shape.
If you’re calculating the area of a square you can actually save yourself some time when using a calculator and just square the side. So, if the side is 4 ft, click 4 and then the square button on your calculator to get the answer. Squaring automatically multiples the number by itself.
This is also sometimes referred to as inches square or written with a small 2 above the text line instead of the word “square”.
In the real world, you’ll have to measure for yourself but for your homework your teacher should have these measurements listed with the shape.
In the real world, you’ll have to measure for yourself but for your homework your teacher should have these measurements listed with the shape.
In the real world, you’ll have to measure for yourself but for your homework your teacher should have these measurements listed with the shape.
In the real world, you’ll have to measure for yourself but for your homework your teacher should have these measurements listed with the shape.
In the real world you’ll have to measure for yourself but for your homework your teacher should have these measurements listed with the shape.
A good place to start is by looking for right angles and parallel lines. These serve as the basis of many shapes.
