Notes 1.

4 Finding Perimeter and Area

on the Coordinate Plane

Complete the Vocabulary Chart:

Vocabulary Definition Draw a picture to help you

Term remember
Polygon

Side

Vertex

n-gon

Convex

Concave
The Area Formulas you need to know:

Triangle: Square: Rectangle:

Examples in the Coordinate Plane – Show all work on every problem!

1. Find the perimeter of ∆ABC.

2. Find the area of ∆ABC from question #1.

#3 – 5, △DEF with vertices D(1, 3), E(4, −3),
and F(−4, −3) is graphed at the right.

3. Find the perimeter of △DEF.

4. What is the length of the height of △DEF?

5. Find the area of △DEF.

6. A rectangle has vertices 1, 4, 3, 4, and 3, 3. Find the remaining
vertex of the rectangle. (Write your answer in ordered pair form.)

****Make sure you have answered questions 1 through 6 in Nearpod. (These questions are the same as the 6
examples in these notes)