How to find the area of a parallelogram

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SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math) › How to find the area of a parallelogram

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Parallelogram

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The above depicts Rhombus , which has perimeter 80. .

Give the area of Rhombus .

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The length of the shorter diagonal of a rhombus is 40% that of the longer diagonal. The area of the rhombus is . Give the length of the longer diagonal in terms of .

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Which shape is NOT a quadrilateral?

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Which two shapes have to have right angles?

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Which of the following shapes is NOT a quadrilateral?

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What is the difference between a trapezoid and a isosceles trapezoid?

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A parallelogram has the base length of and the altitude of . Give the area of the parallelogram.

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A parallelogram has a base length of which is 3 times longer than its corresponding altitude. The area of the parallelogram is 12 square inches. Give the .

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The longer diagonal of a rhombus is 20% longer than the shorter diagonal; the rhombus has area . Give the length of the shorter diagonal in terms of .

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The length of the shorter diagonal of a rhombus is two-thirds that of the longer diagonal. The area of the rhombus is square yards. Give the length of the longer diagonal, in inches, in terms of .

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