6. Geometry

6.01 Area of triangles

6.02 Area of special quadrilaterals

6.03 Area of composite shapes

6.04 Nets of solids

Investigation: Surface area using nets

Investigation: Develop the formula for volume of a rectangular prism

6.05 Volume of rectangular prisms

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Grade 6

6.01 Area of triangles

Interactive practice questions

Find the area of the triangle shown.

A right triangle with the right angle located at the bottom left corner. The horizontal leg at the bottom is labeled as $12$ m, and the vertical leg to the left is labeled as $5$ m. The hypotenuse extends from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, and it is not labeled.

Easy

< 1min

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

Easy

1min

Find the area $A$A of a triangle with height $8$8 cm and base $9$9 cm.

Easy

< 1min

Find the area of the triangle shown.

Easy

< 1min

Outcomes

6.G.1

Find area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing and decomposing into rectangles, triangles and/or other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.

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