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Example Question #121 : Plane Geometry
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale
In the above diagram,
Give the area of the parallelogram.
The area of a parallelogram is its base multiplied by its height - represented by and
here:
Note that the value of is irrelevant.
Example Question #1 : Parallelograms
A given parallelogram has a base in length, a height
in length, and a side of length
opposite the height. What is the area of the parallelogram?
The formula for the area of a parallelogram is , with base and height represented by
and
, respectively. Substituting values from the question:
Example Question #3 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
A parallelogram has a height of in length, a side of length
opposite the height, and a base of
. What is the area of the parallelogram?
Given base and height
,
.
Substituting the values from our question:
Example Question #4 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
A parallelogram has a base of length , a height of length
, and a side of length
. What is the area of the parallelogram?
Given base and height
,
.
Substituting the values from our question:
Example Question #5 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of , a base of
, and a side length of
.
The area of a parallelogram with height
and base
can be found with the equation
. Consequently:
Example Question #6 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of , base of
, and a side length of
.
The area of a parallelogram with height
and base
can be found with the equation
. Consequently:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
Find the area of the following parallelogram:
Note: The formula for the area of a parallelogram is .
The base of the parallelogram is 10, while the height is 5.
Example Question #1 : Area Of A Parallelogram
Find the area:
The area of a parallelogram can be determined using the following equation:
Therefore,
Example Question #7 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
Find the area of the given parallelogram if .
In order to find the area of a parallelogram, we need to find the product of the base length and height.
Notice that only two of the given values were needed to slove this problem.
Example Question #1 : Parallelograms
Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if
14
18
16
12
18
In order to find the perimeter, we find the sum of the OUTER sides:
Notice that we didn't use the height in our calculation.
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