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Understanding 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.

'Understanding 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 4-sided flat shape made of straight sides, where all four of its interior angles are 90°.

 

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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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