Area Techniques (Easy)
AMC 10 Q1–8 depth — contest entry, not school drills.
Area Techniques: core idea
Base-height.
Example problem: hint and answer
Find the area of a rectangle with sides and .
Hint: Choose the formula matching the figure. Answer: 63.
Practice (9 problems — type your answers)
1. Find the area of a triangle with base and height .
2. Find the area of a square with side .
3. Find the area of a parallelogram with base and height .
4. Find the area of a circle with radius in terms of .
5. Find the area of a right triangle with legs and .
6. Find the area of a trapezoid with bases and height .
7. Find the area of a by rectangle.
8. Find the area of an equilateral triangle of side .
9. Find the area of a semicircle of radius in terms of .