Area of Plane Figures - JSS3 Mathematics Past Questions and Answers - page 1
What is the formula for calculating the area of a triangle?
Area=½×base×height
Area=base×height
Area=⅓×base×height
Area=2×base×height
Calculate the area of a triangle with a base of 8 units and a height of 6 units.
14 square units
24 square units
48 square units
16 square units
What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?
Area=base×height
Area=½×base×height
Area=𝜋×radius^2
Area=⅓×base×height
Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 10 units and a height of 4 units.
36 square units
40 square units
24 square units
14 square units
Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 10 units and a height of 4 units.
36 square units
40 square units
24 square units
14 square units
What is the formula for calculating the area of a trapezium?
Area=½×(base1+base2)×height
Area=base×height
Area=½×base×height
Area=𝜋×radius^2
Calculate the area of a trapezium with base 1 of 6 units, base 2 of 8 units, and a height of 5 units.
25 square units
32 square units
28 square units
18 square units
What is the formula for the area of a circle?
Area=base×height
Area=½×base×height
Area=𝜋×radius^2
Area=⅓×base×height
Find the area of a circle with a radius of 7 units (use 𝜋=3.14).
154 square units
154 square units
140 square units
152.56 square units
Which formula calculates the area of a triangle correctly?
Area=½×base×height
Area=base×height
Area=⅓×base×height
Area=2×base×height