The total area of a compound shape is found by adding up the areas of the rectangles that have created the whole shape. This may be done in more than one way. The calculation may use a subtraction of ...

These labs simplify the real-life conditions that affect structures (shapes), in order to illustrate key concepts. In the real world, many variables affect the strength and stability of any give shape ...

Scale factors describe how much a shape has been enlarged (made larger). Enlarging by a scale factor of 2 means that each side of the shape has been multiplied by 2. All the sides double in length and ...