Area of Plane Shapes

Triangle Area = b h b = base h = vertical height Rectangle Area = w h w = width h = height Trapezoid (US) Trapezium (UK) Area = (a+b) h h = vertical height Square Area = a2 a = length of side Parallelogram Area = b h b = base h = vertical height Circle Area = r2 Circumference=2r r = radius Sector Area = r2 r = radius = angle in radians

Ellipse Area = ab

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