# Mathematics I (Math 1132)

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Durham College, Mathematics
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• ##### Measurements

An introduction to numerical computation. Emphasis is placed on scientific and engineering notation, the rule of significant figures, and converting between SI and Imperial units.

• ##### Fractions, Percentage, Ratios and Proportion

Emphasis here is placed on understanding fractions, percent, and using ratios to compare quantities and set up proportions to solve problems.

• ##### Geometry

This unit focuses on analyzing and understand the characteristics of various shapes, both 2D and 3D.

## Mathematics I (Math 1132)

### Calculate the area of a variety of different types of quadrilaterals

A quadrilateral is a polygon (i.e. 2D shape) with four edges (or sides) and four vertices or corners. Examples of quadrilaterals are illustrated below.

In this section, we’ll focus on finding the area of trapezoids (right). A comparison of how to find the area of different quadrilaterals, namely the parallelograms (left) and rhombuses (center) are also shown.

Of these three, the more complicated area to find is the one for trapezoids. The video below shows two examples: the first is a basic look at how the area formula is used, while the second shows how you can analytically break down a trapezoid into three segments.