How to find the area of a parallelogram - SSAT Middle Level Math
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Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale
In the above diagram, 
Give the area of the parallelogram.
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.
The area of a parallelogram is its base multiplied by its height - represented by
Note that the value of
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Find the area of the following parallelogram:
Note: The formula for the area of a parallelogram is 
.
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.
The base of the parallelogram is 10, while the height is 5.
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Find the area:
Find the area:
The area of a parallelogram can be determined using the following equation:
Therefore,
The area of a parallelogram can be determined using the following equation:
Therefore,
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Find the area of the given parallelogram if 
.
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.
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.
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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?
A given parallelogram has a base
The formula for the area of a parallelogram is 
, with base and height represented by 
and 
, respectively. Substituting values from the question:
The formula for the area of a parallelogram is
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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?
A parallelogram has a height of
Given base 
and height 
, 
.
Substituting the values from our question:
Given base
Substituting the values from our question:
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A parallelogram has a base of length 
, a height of length 
, and a side of length 
. What is the area of the parallelogram?
A parallelogram has a base of length
Given base and height , .
Substituting the values from our question:
Given base
Substituting the values from our question:
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Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of 
, a base of 
, and a side length of 
.
Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of
The area 
of a parallelogram with height 
and base 
can be found with the equation 
. Consequently:
The area
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Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of 
, base of 
, and a side length of 
.
Find the area of a parallelogram with a height of
The area 
of a parallelogram with height 
and base 
can be found with the equation 
. Consequently:
The area
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