Year 15 · Mathematics · Lesson 27

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Areas and Volumes — Calculate area and volume.

Grammar point

Area is length fald width; volume adds height. Results are stated with vag.

Vocabulary

hoyd

/hoyd/

height

kvadrat

/kvaˈdrat/

square

kub

/kuːb/

cube

flat

/flat/

area

rum

/rum/

volume

mal-tal

/ˈmaːltal/

measurement figure

Examples

þri fald fjor: flat tva-tin-ok-tva kvadrat vag.

Three by four gives an area of twelve squares.

rum-et lang, breid ok hoyd fald-a vag.

Volume is length times width times height.

Drills

  • Calculate the area of six surfaces.
  • Calculate the volume of three solids.