In this lesson we’ll look at how to find the area of a parallelogram. A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two pairs of opposite parallel sides. The area of a parallelogram is found by multiplying the base by the height, so A=bh. The height of a parallelogram needs to be drawn in and is perpendicular to its base.
Read MoreThe area of a rectangle is the product of its base and its height. We can also express the area of a rectangle as the product of its length and its width. An area is always given in units of length^2 (“length squared”). In other words, if the dimensions of the rectangle are given in inches, the units for area will be in^2.
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