Intermediate Geometry : Quadrilaterals

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Parallelogram

Given that a parallelogram has a height of  and an area of . Find the base of the parallelogram. 

Possible Answers:

 

 

 

 

Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

In order to find the base of this parallelogram apply the formula: 

Thus, the solution is:







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

Given: Quadrilateral with diagonal ; .

True or false: From the information given, it follows that Quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Possible Answers:

True

False

Correct answer:

True

Explanation:

Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are, by definition, congruent. Thus, from the statement , it follows that:

and

Quadrilateral  therefore has two sets of congruent opposite sides. This is a sufficient condition for the quadrilateral to be a parallelogram.

Example Question #212 : Quadrilaterals

Quadrilateral  is both a rhombus and a rectangle. 

True or false: Quadrilateral  must be a square.

Possible Answers:

True

False

Correct answer:

True

Explanation:

A rhombus is defined to be a parallelogram with four congruent sides; a rectangle is defined to be a parallelogram with four right angles. 

A square is defined to be a parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles. If a parallelogram is both a rhombus and a rectangle, then it fits both characteristics and is therefore a square.

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

The perimeter of a square is .  If the sides of the square are reduced by a factor of two, what is the area of the new square?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter of a square is geven by  and the area of a square is given by

Thus

so

The original side is reduced by a factor of which results in a new side of .  The area of the new square is geven by

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of the box in square inches: 

Geo_box

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The answer is .  You can find the area of this box by multiplying the length by its width:

Foil  

 

 If you chose , you added the sides to get the perimeter. 

 

Just remember, the width is 12 added to .  Not 12 times the side of

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

If all angles are right angles in the figure below, what is the total area of the figure? 

Box1

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The answer is

To get the area, you would need to find the missing sides.  Since the horizontal top is  inches total, the bottom must be  inches total. Thus you would subtract  to get  for the missing bottom horizontal side. 

The vertical right side is  inches total.  Then you would subtract  to get  for the missing vertical side.  

Then you would have to split the figure into 3 different boxes and find the area of each one.  Then you would add the area of each box

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

What is the area of a parallelogram if the base is , and the height is ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is:

So, we are given all of the information that we need to solve this problem. Substitute the provided values into the equation and simplify:

Example Question #5 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

What is the area of a parallelogram if the base is  and the height is ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is:

Substitute in the provided values and simplify to calculate the correct answer:

Example Question #6 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of a parallelogram if the base is  and the height is .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is:

Substitute the values provided in the question:

Use the FOIL method to simplify:

Example Question #6 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

What is the area of a parallelogram if the base is  and the height is ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is:

Substitute the values provided in the problem and solve to calculate the correct answer:

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