Area of Rectangle Formula
The area of a rectangle is given by the width multiplied by the height.
Formula Terms
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
| The area of the rectangle. | |
| The width of the rectangle. | |
| The height of the rectangle. |
To calculate the area of a rectangle, multiply the width by the height. For example, the area of a rectangle with a width of and a height of is given by:
The area of the rectangle is equal to units squared. The area of a rectangle can be visualized as the number of square units that fit inside the rectangle.
The area of any parallelogram is equal to the base multiplied by the height.
The area of a triangle is given by one-half multiplied by its width and height.
The area of a trapezoid is given by its height multiplied by the sum of its top length and bottom length divided by two.
The area of a circle is given by the geometric constant π (pi) multiplied by the radius of the circle squared (A = πr²).