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Understand Rectangles

In this worksheet, students will be asked to find missing lengths of rectangles from their given area. Students will also be asked to calculate perimeter once a missing length has been found.

'Understand Rectangles' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 5 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Geometry: Properties of Shapes

Curriculum subtopic:   Understand Rectangles

Popular topics:   Shape worksheets

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Worksheet Overview

A rectangle is a four-sided flat shape made of straight sides, where all four of its interior angles are 90°.

 

a rectangle

 

In this activity, you will be asked to find the area and perimeter of rectangles.

You will also have to find the missing lengths of rectangles.

 

Key formula to remember: 

Area of a rectangle = length x width

Perimeter = length + width + length + width

 

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