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
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4A Perimeter and circumference Mastered
Perimeter of polygons and composite shapes, circumference of circles, and perimeter of semicircles, quadrants and sectors.
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4B Area of special quadrilaterals Mastered
Area formulas for parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombuses and kites, and area unit conversions including hectares.
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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.
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4D Surface area of prisms Mastered
Nets and the total surface area of rectangular and triangular prisms.
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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.
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4F Pythagoras' theorem Mastered
The hypotenuse, Pythagoras' theorem c² = a² + b², finding the hypotenuse, Pythagorean triples, and testing whether a triangle is right-angled.
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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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