Area

  • The area of a shape is the amount of flat space inside the shape.
  • The units used are square millimetres (mm2), square centimetres (cm2), square metres (m2), square kilometres (km2) and hectares (ha).
  •  Area is 2-dimensional like a carpet or an area rug.
  • A triangle is a three-sided polygon. We will look at several types of triangles in this lesson.