Area and Perimeter worksheet
9 GCSE practice questions with answers, free to print. Every sheet is generated, so you can make a fresh one whenever you need it.
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4 marks
Here is a rectangle.
(a)Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
(b)Find the area of the rectangle.
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2 marks
Here is a triangle. The dashed line is the perpendicular height.
Work out the area of the triangle.
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4 marks
Here is a rectangle with an area of \(12\) cm².
(a)Work out the length of the side marked \(x\).
(b)Work out the perimeter of the rectangle.
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2 marks
The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.
Find the perimeter of the triangle.
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4 marks
The diagram shows a parallelogram.
(a)Find the area of the parallelogram.
(b)Find the perimeter of the parallelogram.
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3 marks
The square below has an area of \(576\) cm².
(a)Work out the length of the side marked \(x\).
(b)Work out the perimeter of the square.
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4 marks
Here is a regular octagon.
(a)Work out the perimeter of the octagon.
(b)A different regular octagon has a perimeter of \(80\) cm.
Work out the length of one of its sides.
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5 marks
Here is an L-shape. Every corner of the shape is a right angle.
(a)Calculate the perimeter of the shape.
(b)Calculate the area of the shape.
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3 marks
The area of the triangle below is \(56\) cm².
Calculate the perpendicular height \(h\).
Answers
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(a) \(46\ \text{cm}\)
(b) \(112\ \text{cm}^2\) - \(100\ \text{cm}^2\)
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(a) \(3\ \text{cm}\)
(b) \(14\ \text{cm}\) - \(25\ \text{cm}\)
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(a) \(165\ \text{cm}^2\)
(b) \(56\ \text{cm}\) -
(a) \(24\ \text{cm}\)
(b) \(96\ \text{cm}\) -
(a) \(56\ \text{cm}\)
(b) \(10\ \text{cm}\) -
(a) \(40\ \text{cm}\)
(b) \(65\ \text{cm}^2\) - \(7\ \text{cm}\)