Chapter 4: Measurement and Pythagoras' theorem Notes

Perimeter and circumference, area of quadrilaterals, circles and sectors, surface area of prisms, volume and capacity of prisms and cylinders, and Pythagoras' theorem.

Sections

  1. 4A Perimeter and circumference Mastered

    Perimeter of polygons and composite shapes, circumference of circles, and perimeter of semicircles, quadrants and sectors.

  2. 4B Area of special quadrilaterals Mastered

    Area formulas for parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombuses and kites, and area unit conversions including hectares.

  3. 4C Area of circles, sectors and composite figures Mastered

    The area of a circle, semicircle, quadrant and sector, and the area of composite shapes involving circles.

  4. 4D Surface area of prisms Mastered

    Nets and the total surface area of rectangular and triangular prisms.

  5. 4E Volume and capacity of prisms and cylinders Mastered

    Volume units, capacity in millilitres and litres, and the volume of prisms and cylinders using V = Ah.

  6. 4F Pythagoras' theorem Mastered

    The hypotenuse, Pythagoras' theorem c² = a² + b², finding the hypotenuse, Pythagorean triples, and testing whether a triangle is right-angled.

  7. 4G Finding a shorter side and applying Pythagoras Mastered

    Finding a shorter side of a right-angled triangle with a² = c² − b², and solving real problems with ladders, diagonals and distances.

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