Calculate the area of a rectangle using our Area Calculator, or try calculating it yourself with the formulas provided.
Geometry Calculator
Enter the base and height of the rectangle in the calculator below to calculate the area of the rectangle.
Calculate the area of rectangle
Geometry Definitions
The following is a list of definitions relating to the area of a rectangle.
What is area?
Area is the size of a surface.
What is a rectangle?
A rectangle is a two-dimensional shape that has four straight sides and four right angles (90°).
What is the base?
The base of the rectangle is the length of the bottom of the rectangle.
What is the height?
The height of the rectangle is the distance measured by drawing a line from the bottom of the rectangle to the top.
Geometry Formula
The formula to calculate the area of a rectangle is:
A = b x h
where...
- A = area of rectangle
- b = base of rectangle
- h = height of rectangle
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