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Question 1

What is the area of a shape?
What’re it’s units ?

Answer 1

•The amount of space enclosed within a shape.
•Only for 2 dimensional shapes
•Units for area are cm²

Question 2

What is the perimeter of a shape ?
What are the units used ?

Answer 2

•The total distance around the edge of a 2 dimensional shape
•The units for perimeter are cm

Question 3

What is the volume of a shape ?
What are the units used ?

Answer 3

•The total amount of space within a 3D shape
•It’s units are cm³

Question 4

How do you calculate the area of a square / rectangle ?

Answer 4

•You just multiply the length of the base by the height

Question 5

How do you calculate the volume of a cube ?

Answer 5

•You multiply the base, height and widthtogether.

Question 6

How do you calculate the perimeter of a shape ?

Answer 6

•You add up all the side lengths of the shape

Question 7

How do you calculate the area of a triangle ?

Answer 7

•First, you multiply the base and height values, like for a square
•Then you half this number
•You do this as a triangle will only take up half the amount of space as a square with the same base and height.

Question 8

What is Pythagoras theroum and what is it used for ?

Answer 8

•a² + b² = c²
•This equation is used to work out missing lengths in right angle triangles
•c is always the longest length (opposite the right angle)
•a and b can be either of the other two lengths.

Question 9

How many degrees are in a triangle ?

Answer 9

•180°
•This means that if you add up all the angles it will =180

Question 10

How many degrees are in a 4 sided shape (square, rectangle, kite)

Answer 10

•360°
•This means that if you add all the angles in a 4 sided shape it will =360