High School Math : Parallelograms

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of the following parallelogram:

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Possible Answers:

 

 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is

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Use the formula for a  triangle to find the length of the height:

Plugging in our values, we get:

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