{"id":354,"date":"2022-04-08T05:59:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T05:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=354"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:11:29","slug":"w-2-area-of-squares-and-rectangles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/w-2-area-of-squares-and-rectangles\/","title":{"rendered":"W.2 Area of squares and rectangles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Area of squares and rectangles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-8550df6181cd5d83aa7a08ef336a4ca1\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\udfe9 Area of Squares and Rectangles \ud83d\udcd0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1\ufe0f\u20e3 What is Area?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Area<\/strong> is the space <strong>inside a shape<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measured in <strong>square units<\/strong> (like cm\u00b2, m\u00b2, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: \ud83d\udfeb A square with side 4 cm \u2192 area = 16 cm\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Rectangle \ud83d\udfe6<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A rectangle has <strong>opposite sides equal<\/strong> and <strong>all angles 90\u00b0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Formula for Area:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Area=Length&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;Breadth\u2009(A=l\u00d7b)\\text{Area} = \\text{Length \u00d7 Breadth} \\, (A = l \\times b)Area=Length&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;Breadth(A=l\u00d7b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: \ud83d\udccf Length = 8 cm, Breadth = 5 cm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Area=8\u00d75=40\u2009cm\u00b2\\text{Area} = 8 \\times 5 = 40 \\, \\text{cm\u00b2}Area=8\u00d75=40cm\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Tip: Count <strong>how many 1\u00d71 squares fit<\/strong> inside the rectangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3\ufe0f\u20e3 Square \ud83d\udfe9<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A square has <strong>all sides equal<\/strong> and <strong>all angles 90\u00b0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Formula for Area:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Area=Side&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;Side\u2009(A=s\u00d7s)\\text{Area} = \\text{Side \u00d7 Side} \\, (A = s \\times s)Area=Side&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;Side(A=s\u00d7s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: \ud83d\udccf Side = 6 cm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Area=6\u00d76=36\u2009cm\u00b2\\text{Area} = 6 \\times 6 = 36 \\, \\text{cm\u00b2}Area=6\u00d76=36cm\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Tip: A square is a <strong>special rectangle<\/strong> where length = breadth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4\ufe0f\u20e3 Quick Comparison<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Shape<\/th><th>Formula<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Rectangle \ud83d\udfe6<\/td><td>l\u00d7bl \\times bl\u00d7b<\/td><td>8 \u00d7 5 = 40 cm\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Square \ud83d\udfe9<\/td><td>s\u00d7ss \\times ss\u00d7s<\/td><td>6 \u00d7 6 = 36 cm\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>5\ufe0f\u20e3 Fun Fact \ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you double the sides of a square, the area becomes <strong>4 times bigger<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: Side 2 cm \u2192 4 cm \u2192 Area = 4\u00b2 = 16 cm\u00b2 \u2192 New area = 16\u00b2 = 256 cm\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>6\ufe0f\u20e3 Remember \ud83d\udd11<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Units always <strong>squared<\/strong>: cm\u00b2, m\u00b2, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formula: <strong>Rectangle \u2192 Length \u00d7 Breadth<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formula: <strong>Square \u2192 Side \u00d7 Side<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#ada5f7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eec886aa16f2b5c93b786d272d01df85\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0f What is the area?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Untitled-670-\u00d7-200px-670-\u00d7-300px-500-\u00d7-500px-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4050\" style=\"width:248px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>______ &nbsp;square kilometres<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the base and height of the rectangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>base: 11 km<br>height: 22 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these numbers in the formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Area = base \u00d7 height<br>= 11 \u00d7 22<br>= 242<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now find the units. The lengths are measured in kilometres, so the area is measured in square kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area is 242 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e598f2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eec886aa16f2b5c93b786d272d01df85\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0f What is the area?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Untitled-670-\u00d7-200px-670-\u00d7-300px-500-\u00d7-500px-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4051\" style=\"width:332px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>____ &nbsp;square kilometres<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the base and height of the rectangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>base: 14 km<br>height: 12 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these numbers in the formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Area = base \u00d7 height<br>= 14 \u00d7 12<br>= 168<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now find the units. The lengths are measured in kilometres, so the area is measured in square kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area is 168 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#7bf8f8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eec886aa16f2b5c93b786d272d01df85\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0f What is the area?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Untitled-670-\u00d7-200px-670-\u00d7-300px-500-\u00d7-500px-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4052\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>_____ &nbsp;square metres<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the base and height of the rectangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>base: 18 m<br>height: 11 m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these numbers in the formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Area = base \u00d7 height<br>= 18 \u00d7 11<br>= 198<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now find the units. The lengths are measured in metres, so the area is measured in square metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area is 198 square metres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/101535\/856\/387\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-145.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-145.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-145-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-145-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-145-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/36026\/049\/490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-151.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-151.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-151-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-151-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-151-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Area of squares and rectangles Key Notes : \ud83d\udfe9 Area of Squares and Rectangles \ud83d\udcd0 1\ufe0f\u20e3 What is Area? 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Rectangle \ud83d\udfe6 Area=Length&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;Breadth\u2009(A=l\u00d7b)\\text{Area} = \\text{Length \u00d7 Breadth} \\, (A = l \\times b)Area=Length&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;Breadth(A=l\u00d7b) Area=8\u00d75=40\u2009cm\u00b2\\text{Area} = 8 \\times 5 = 40 \\, \\text{cm\u00b2}Area=8\u00d75=40cm\u00b2 \ud83d\udca1 Tip: Count how many 1\u00d71 squares fit inside the rectangle. 3\ufe0f\u20e3 Square<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/w-2-area-of-squares-and-rectangles\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;W.2 Area of squares and rectangles&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-354","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17326,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354\/revisions\/17326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}