Area of a Rectangle
The area of a rectangle can be expressed in the following equation or formula.
Area of rectange
where w is the width and l is the length…
The above formula can be used to find areas for different sizes of rectangles. The following example will illustrate how to use the area of the rectangle formula.
Example
Find the area for the following rectangle.
Area = width x length
Area = 8cm x 4cm = 32cm2
It’s that simple to find the area of a rectangle, don’t forget to add the squared on the area unit.
