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

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.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=2 \times 6$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=12$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{2}{2}$

$\text{height}=1$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=3 \times 1$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=3$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=12-3$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=9$

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

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.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=4 \times 12$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=48$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{4}{2}$

$\text{height}=2$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=8 \times 2$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=16$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=48-16$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=32$

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Example Question #10 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram

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.

Possible Answers:

180

120

150

Correct answer:

150

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=12 \times 20$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=240$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{12}{2}$

$\text{height}=6$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=15 \times 6$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\90$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=240-90$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=150$

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Example Question #221 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

182

224

256

124

Correct answer:

256

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=16\times 22$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=352$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{16}{2}$

$\text{height}=8$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=12 \times 8$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=96$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=352-96$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=256$

Report an Error

Example Question #222 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=4 \times 8$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=32$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{4}{2}$

$\text{height}=2$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=7\times 2$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=14$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=32-14$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=18$

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Example Question #223 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

28.5

38.5

26.5

32.5

Correct answer:

28.5

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=3\times12$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=36$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{3}{2}$

$\text{height}=1.5$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=5\times 1.5$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=7.5$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=36-7.5$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=28.5$

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Example Question #224 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

570

650

530

610

Correct answer:

570

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=30\times 32$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=960$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{30}{2}$

$\text{height}=15$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=26\times 15$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=390$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=960-390$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=570$

Report an Error

Example Question #225 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

280

320

260

360

Correct answer:

320

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=20\times 25$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=500$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{20}{2}$

$\text{height}=10$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=18\times 10$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=180$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=500-180$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=320$

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Example Question #226 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

730

850

770

810

Correct answer:

810

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=40\times 30$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=1200$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{30}{2}$

$\text{height}=15$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=26\times 15$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=390$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=1200-390$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=810$

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Example Question #227 : Quadrilaterals

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.

Possible Answers:

185

195

205

215

Correct answer:

195

Explanation:

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:

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=\text{length}\times\text{width}$

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

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=6\times 40$

$\text{Area of Rectangle}=240$

Next, find the area of the parallelogram.

Recall how to find the area of a parallelogram:

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=\text{base}\times\text{height}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{\text{length}}{2}$

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

$\text{height}=\frac{6}{2}$

$\text{height}=3$

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

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=15 \times 3$

$\text{Area of Parallelogram}=45$

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.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=\text{Area of Rectangle}-\text{Area of Parallelogram}$

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=240-45$

Solve.

$\text{Area of Shaded Region}=195$

Report an Error

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