The plane and space, grade 10 (3 units)

Lengths, routes and areas in the world around us – at the 3-unit level.Subjects

The topics, in order:

perimeters: fencing a plot, a frame, the circumference of a circle and a running track;
routes: the length of a route on a map and in a neighbourhood, the shortest route, a shortcut by Pythagoras’ theorem, distance, speed and time;
areas: the rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid and disc, composite and irregular shapes, units of area and estimating;
tilings: how many tiles are needed, waste and cost, regular tilings;
all of it together: planning a room and a garden – what is worth it, and estimating.

There are two kinds of lessons:

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Last updated on 18.10.2026

Formulas: the plane and space, grade 10 (3 units)

The perimeter of a rectangle – $\displaystyle a$ , $\displaystyle b$ two sides that meet at a vertex
$\displaystyle P$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle 2(a+b)$
The perimeter of a square – $\displaystyle a$ the side
$\displaystyle P$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle 4a$
Pi
$\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14$
The circumference – $\displaystyle d$ the diameter
$\displaystyle C$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \pi d$
The circumference – $\displaystyle r$ the radius
$\displaystyle C$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle 2\pi r$

Pythagoras’ theorem – $\displaystyle a$ , $\displaystyle b$ the legs, $\displaystyle c$ the hypotenuse
$\displaystyle c^2$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle a^2+b^2$
The hypotenuse
$\displaystyle c$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \sqrt{a^2+b^2}$
A leg
$\displaystyle a$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \sqrt{c^2-b^2}$
Speed – $\displaystyle s$ the distance, $\displaystyle t$ the time
$\displaystyle v$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{s}{t}$
Distance
$\displaystyle s$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle v\cdot t$
Time
$\displaystyle t$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{s}{v}$

The area of a rectangle
$\displaystyle A$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle a\cdot b$
The area of a square
$\displaystyle A$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle a^2$
The area of a triangle – $\displaystyle h_a$ the height to the side $\displaystyle a$
$\displaystyle A$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{a\cdot h_a}{2}$
The area of a parallelogram – $\displaystyle h_a$ the height to the side $\displaystyle a$
$\displaystyle A$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle a\cdot h_a$
The area of a trapezoid – $\displaystyle a$ , $\displaystyle b$ the bases, $\displaystyle h$ the height
$\displaystyle A$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{(a+b)\cdot h}{2}$
The area of a disc – $\displaystyle r$ the radius
$\displaystyle A$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \pi r^2$
A square metre in square centimetres (a dunam is 1000 m²)
$\displaystyle 1\text{ m}^2=100\cdot100\text{ cm}^2=10000\text{ cm}^2$

The sum of the angles of a polygon with $\displaystyle n$ sides
$\displaystyle 180^{\circ}\cdot(n-2)$
The angle of a regular polygon with $\displaystyle n$ sides
$\displaystyle \alpha$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{180^{\circ}\cdot(n-2)}{n}$
The angles around a vertex of a tiling
$\displaystyle \alpha_1+\alpha_2+\ldots=360^{\circ}$