Lesson 11-4 Pages 483-485

Area of Parallelograms

What you will learn!

How to find the area of parallelograms.

BaseBaseHeightHeight

What you really need to know!

The area A of a parallelogram equals the product of its base b and its height h. A = bh

BASE (b)

HEIGHT (h)

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Example 1:

Find the area of the parallelogram.

7.5 cm

6.4 cm

A = bh

A = 7.5 x 6.4

A = 48 cm2

Example 2:

Find the area of the parallelogram.

4.6

cm

4.5 cm

8 cm

A = bh

A = 8 x 4.5 A = 36 cm2

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