you have to count the area around it!
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base x height = Area bxh=A Height is the distance directly from base to base, not the side length.
The area formula for the parallelogram is related to the area formula for a rectangle because you can make the parallelogram into a rectangle to find the area.
Area of a parallelogram in square units = base*height
If the heights and bases are the same, then the triangle is half the area of the parallelogram.
Well, darling, to find the base of a parallelogram, you use the formula area = base x height. Since the area is 36 cm square and the height is 4.5 cm, you plug those in and solve for the base. So, the base of this sassy parallelogram is 8 cm.