Intermediate Geometry : Plane Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Intermediate Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #92 : Parallelograms

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

From the given parallelogram, we will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the height of the parallelogram.

Plug in the given values to find the length of the height.

Now, use the height to find the area of the parallelogram.

Remember to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #431 : Intermediate Geometry

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

From the given parallelogram, we will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the height of the parallelogram.

Plug in the given values to find the length of the height.

Now, use the height to find the area of the parallelogram.

Remember to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #91 : Parallelograms

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

From the given parallelogram, we will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the height of the parallelogram.

Plug in the given values to find the length of the height.

Now, use the height to find the area of the parallelogram.

Remember to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #92 : Parallelograms

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

13

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

From the given parallelogram, we will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the height of the parallelogram.

Plug in the given values to find the length of the height.

Now, use the height to find the area of the parallelogram.

Remember to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

From the given parallelogram, we will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the height of the parallelogram.

Plug in the given values to find the length of the height.

Now, use the height to find the area of the parallelogram.

Remember to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #261 : Quadrilaterals

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

From the given parallelogram, we will need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the height of the parallelogram.

Plug in the given values to find the length of the height.

Now, use the height to find the area of the parallelogram.

Remember to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #431 : Intermediate Geometry

Find the area of the parallelogram.

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Note that the figure is not drawn to scale.

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

84

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram can be found using the following equation:

In this problem, the height is 6 (not 8). Substitute the known variables and solve.

Example Question #433 : Intermediate Geometry

If the height of the parallelogram is half of the length of the rectangle, then find the area of the shaded region in the figure.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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In order to find the area of the shaded region, we must first find the areas of the rectangle and parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a rectangle:

Substitute in the given length and height to find the area of the rectangle.

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

We need to find the height of the parallelogram. From the question, we know the following relationship:

Substitute in the length of the rectangle to find the height of the parallelogram.

Now, substitute in the height and the given length of the base to find the area of the parallelogram.

Now, we are ready to find the area of the shaded region by subtracting the area of the parallelogram from the area of the rectangle.

 

 

Example Question #1 : How To Find If Parallelograms Are Similar

A parallelogram has adjacent sides with the lengths of  and . Find a pair of possible adjacent side lengths for a similar parallelogram. 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

Since the two parallelogram are similar, each of the corresponding sides must have the same ratio. 

The solution is:



, (divide both numbers by the common divisor of ). 

Example Question #1 : How To Find If Parallelograms Are Similar

A parallelogram has adjacent sides with the lengths of  and . Find a pair of possible adjacent side lengths for a similar parallelogram. 

Possible Answers:

 and 

 and 

 and 

 and 

Correct answer:

 and 

Explanation:

Since the two parallelogram are similar, each of the corresponding sides must have the same ratio. 

The ratio of the first parallelogram is:



Applying this ratio we are able to find the lengths of a similar parallelogram.

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