...etc. Generalization. — From the conclusions formed above, have the pupils formulate the fact that the number of square units in the area of a rectangle is the product of the number of linear units in the two dimensions. Application. — Test the pupils'...

...which is represented by Fig. 2. You might express it, as FIG. 2 you did in arithmetic, as follows : (1) The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is the number of units in its base times the number of units in its height. This long word rule can be...

...the facts that were expressed in words. Write a formula for the following rules of mensuration : 1. The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is the product of the number of linear units in its two dimensions. (-4, b, h.) NOTE. — The letters...

...are given. Now you will reverse the process and find factors when products are given. EXERCISES 1. The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is 3# + 15. One side is 3 linear units. What is the other side? The 3 x + 15 is the product, while the...

...3 in. 10 in. 30 sq. in. 10. 5 in. 10 in. 50 sq. in. From this table that you have made you see that The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is the product of the number of linear units hi the two dimensions. This principle is expressed by letters...

...hypotenuse, find the locus of the mid-point of the hypotenuse. (See Ex. 47.) 4—2 CHAPTEK VII AREA The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is found by multiplying together the numbers of units in the length and breadth of the rectangle. This...

...of the hypotenuse, find the locus of the mid-point of the hypotenuse. (See Ex. 47.) CHAPTER VII AREA The number of square units in the area of a rectangle is found by multiplying together the numbers of units in the length and breadth of the rectangle. This...