Question

What is the area of the rectangle?

Answer 1

Hint: Rectangle is a two-dimensional shape in Geometry (part of Mathematics). It has four sides as well as four corners. The two sides of the rectangle meet at right angles, so, a rectangle has four angles, each measuring \[90^\circ .\] Now to find the area of the rectangle, we will first draw a figure, and then when we multiply length and breadth we will get our required answer.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In the rectangle, the opposite sides are of same lengths and are also parallel to each other.
Let us draw a figure, to understand better.
 

From the figure we can see, that the longer sides in the rectangle are called length, while shorter sides are called breadth.
So, when we multiply the length and breadth of the rectangle, we get its area, i.e.,
Area of rectangle $ = length \times breadth $
The SI unit of the area of the rectangle is sq. units.
Now let us take an example of a rectangle, whose length is equals to \[20m,\] while breadth is equals to \[10m.\] And to find the area of the rectangle, we will take length equals to \[20{\text{ }}m\] and while breadth equals to \[10{\text{ }}m,\] and multiply both values.
So, area of rectangle \[ = {\text{ }}20 \times 10 = 200{\text{ }}{m^2}\]
Thus, the area of the rectangle $ = length \times breadth $ .

Note: Students should note that when we are asked about the area of any shape, it means the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional shape in the plane.
And also, always remember to put the value of the unit along with magnitude, as the answer is incomplete without units.