“Every problem has a solution”
MATH GUIDE
MEASUREMENT
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You should be able to
calculate the perimeter of a polygon, a circle, and a combination of polygons and circles;
Measures of length, perimeters of polygons and circles.
calculate the length of an arc of a circle;
calculate the area of polygons, a circle and any combination of these;
Rectangle, square, parallelogram, trapezium, rhombus and circle.
calculate the area of a sector of a circle;
calculate the area of a triangle given two sides and the included angle;
Optional Specific Objective.
Area of Δ = ½ abSinC.
calculate the area of a segment of a circle;
Optional Specific Objective.
estimate the area of irregularly shaped plane figures;
calculate the surface area of solids;
Prism, cylinder, cone, sphere, cube and cuboid.
calculate the volume of solids;
Prism, cylinder, pyramid, cone, sphere, cube and cuboid.
convert units of length, area, capacity, time and speed;
use the appropriate SI unit of measure for area, volume, mass, temperature and time (24-hour clock) and other derived quantities;
solve problems involving time, distance and speed;
estimate the margin of error for a given measurement;
Sources of error. Maximum and minimum measurements.
use maps and scale drawings to determine distances and areas;
solve problems involving measurement.