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For a parallelogram, take the base times the height. For a trapezoid, take the smaller base and times it by the height.
of course base times height for a square or rectangle. but for a trapezoid a= h x "b1+b2"
Area of a trapezoid: 0.5*(sum of its parallel sides)*height
BASExHIEGHT=AREA
A formula is needed to find the area of a parallelogram. It is a very simple formula which notates Area = base x height.
The area of parallelogram is 420cm2 and the height is 35cm. Find the corresponding base.
For a parallelogram, take the base times the height. For a trapezoid, take the smaller base and times it by the height.
A parallelogram is a degenerate trapezoid: as the longer of the parallel sides of a trapezoid shrinks to the length of the shorter parallel side, the trapezoid becomes a parallelogram. It is truer to say that the area of a trapezoid helps to find the area of a parallelogram: area_trapezoid = mean_average_of_parallel_sides x distance_between_them = 1/2 sum_parallel_side_lengths x distance_between_them When the parallel sides are of equal length this becomes: area = (1/2 x 2 x length_of_parallel_sides) x distance_between_them = length_of_parallel_sides x distance_between_them = area_parallelogram
of course base times height for a square or rectangle. but for a trapezoid a= h x "b1+b2"
what trapezoid
The formula to find the surface area of a parallelogram is Base*Height.
Area of a trapezoid: 0.5*(sum of its parallel sides)*height
To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the base by the height.
BASExHIEGHT=AREA
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A formula is needed to find the area of a parallelogram. It is a very simple formula which notates Area = base x height.
You have to cut the trapezoid into three shapes. The three shapes will be two triangles and one rectangle or square. You have to find the area of these three shapes and then add all of the three areas up to find the area of the trapezoid.