Parallelograms - 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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Find the perimeter of the parallelogram if h=
, b=
, and c=
.
Find the perimeter of the parallelogram if h=
In order to find the perimeter, find the sum of each OUTER side: 
Notice the height isn't used in this calculation.
Keep in mind that the sides directly opposite of each other are of the same length. This is why we have 
and 
appearing twice in our work.
In order to find the perimeter, find the sum of each OUTER side:
Notice the height isn't used in this calculation.
Keep in mind that the sides directly opposite of each other are of the same length. This is why we have
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Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if 
Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if
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.
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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Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if 
Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if
In order to find the perimeter of the parallelogram, we must add the OUTER edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
In order to find the perimeter of the parallelogram, we must add the OUTER edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
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Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if 
Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if
In order to find the perimeter, we must find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
In order to find the perimeter, we must find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
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Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if 
Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if
In order to find the perimeter, we need to find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
In order to find the perimeter, we need to find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
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Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if 
Find the perimeter of the given parallelogram if
In order to find the perimeter, we must find the sum of the outer edges: 
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
In order to find the perimeter, we must find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
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Find the area of a parallelogram with base length 
and side length 
.
Find the area of a parallelogram with base length
The area 
of a parallelogram with height 
and base 
can be found with the equation 
. However, while we have been given the length of the base and of another side of the parallelogram, we still do not know the length of the base. Therefore, we do not have enough information to find the area.
The area
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Find the perimeter of a parallelogram with a height of 
, a base of 
, and a side of length 
.
Find the perimeter of a parallelogram with a height of
The perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the length of its sides. Since we know the length of the base and of another side, we know that the remaining sides of the parallelogram match those lengths. Therefore:
The perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the length of its sides. Since we know the length of the base and of another side, we know that the remaining sides of the parallelogram match those lengths. Therefore:
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