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Basic Geometry in the Real World
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Basic Geometry in the Real World
Use the measurements to practise finding perimeter and area. Show your working and include the correct units.
Geometry Around Us
1.Which task uses geometry to help plan a practical outdoor space?
- Working out the dimensions of a rectangular patio
- Selecting a song for a playlist
- Deciding which flavour of ice cream to buy
- Choosing a colour for a notebook
2.Complete the sentence with either perimeter or area: The total distance along the outside edge of a rectangular deck is its .
3.Complete the sentence with either perimeter or area: The amount of surface covered by the deck is its .
4.Fill in the missing words in the rectangular perimeter formula: Perimeter = 2 × + 2 × .
5.Fill in the missing words in the rectangular area formula: Area = × .
6.A builder measures a rectangular paving area 2 cm too wide. What is a likely practical effect of this measurement error?
- The amount of paving material ordered may not fit the intended space
- The paving area will become a circle
- The outside temperature will change
- The area will have no boundary
Calculate and Explain
7.A rectangular vegetable plot is 9 m long and 4 m wide. Calculate its perimeter. Include your working and the unit.
8.Find the area of the 9 m by 4 m vegetable plot. Show a calculation and give the unit.
9.Match each job to the measurement that is most useful.
- Working out how much edging is needed around a lawn
- Calculating how much grass seed covers a lawn
- Finding the total length of trim around a rectangular mirror
- Estimating how many floor tiles cover a room
- Area
- Perimeter
- Perimeter
- Area
10.A dog exercise run is rectangular, measuring 11 m by 6 m. Work out its area and include the correct unit.
11.Give one way to check whether 66 m² is a sensible area for a rectangle measuring 11 m by 6 m.
12.A rectangular community garden bed is 7 m long and 3 m wide. How many metres of low border are needed to go all the way around it?
13.A rectangular courtyard is 12 m long and 5 m wide. Calculate both its perimeter and its area, with units.
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