Area Homework!

Problem 1. Define Area in my own words:
Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve.
Problem 2:

1.        1. What is the area of this irregular figure? (Assume each square is 1 cm x 1 cm)

Don’t forget the label.
18 sq. cm

2.       2.  List your thought processes. (This should include 3-5 sentences.)
          My thought process consisted of looking at the irregular figure and finding the full squares. After finding the full square then find the half squares and put them together to make another square to create a full square to count it as one. This process keeps continuing till there are no more pieces to make it a full square.

             Problem 3.

               1. What is the area of this irregular figure:
                  7 sq. ft.

               2. What label do you think you’d use if this is a small pond? A small lake?
                   Feet most likely because it is a small pond and maybe Yards if it was a small lake.

 Problem 4: Explain why it would be important to know how to find the area of a figure (regular or irregular). This should be 3-5 sentences

It is important to know how to find the area of a figure when it is a regular or even a irregular. Why this is because regular figures are used for graphs and geometry consisting of science and construction sites so you must find what the area is of each regular figure to start the project. Irregular figures on the other hand are used all the times and a lot of objects are irregular like in problem 3 the lake is irregular so for people who study the environment around the lake might what to know how big this lake is and etc.