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Grade 12

Area of Special Quadrilaterals

Interactive practice questions

Two identical trapezoids are placed to make a parallelogram.

Use the picture to answer the following questions about the area of the parallelogram and one of the trapezoids.

a

Find the area of the entire parallelogram.

b

Find the area of one of the trapezoids.

area of trapezoid $=$= $\frac{1}{2}$12 $\times$× area of parallelogram mm2  
area of trapezoid $=$= $\frac{1}{2}\times\editable{}$12× mm2 Fill in the value for the area of the parallelogram.
area of trapezoid $=$= $\editable{}$ mm2 Complete the multiplication
Easy
2min

Two identical trapezoids are used to make a rectangle.

Use the picture to answer the following questions about the area of the rectangle and one of the trapezoids.

Easy
1min

Two identical trapezoids are placed to make a parallelogram.

Use the picture to answer the following questions about the area of the parallelogram and one of the trapezoids.

Easy
1min

Consider the rhombus on the left.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

12CT.D.2.3

Solve problems involving the areas of rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, and circles, and of related composite shapes, in situations arising from real-world applications

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