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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.

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Q: How do you find the area of a parallelogram or trapezoid?
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Can a trapezoid and parallelogram have the same area?

Yes, certainly. The trapezoid area is one half sum of bases times height and the parallelogram area is base times height If the base of the parallelogram is equal to 1/2 the sum of he trapezoid bases, they have the same area


How area of parellogram help find area of trapezoid?

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


Is a square or trapezoid have a special name and is a parallelogram?

Square = parallelogram and a square trapezoid = trapezoid Parallelogram = Parallelogram


Is a trapezoid a type of parallelogram?

A trapezoid is not a type of parallelogram. A parallelogram is a type of trapezoid.


How is the formula for the area of a trapezoid related to the formula for a area of a parallelogram?

They both use perpendicular height and are in square units. Area of a trapezoid = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*perpendicular height Area of a parallelogram = base*perpendicular height


Is a Trapezoid a Parallelogram Explain?

is a trapezoid a parallelogram


How is the formula for the area of trapezoid related to the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

They both use perpendicular height and are in square units. Area of a trapezoid = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*perpendicular height Area of a parallelogram = base*perpendicular height


Which one is not a parallelogram rhombus rectangle trapezoid parallelogram or square?

trapezoid


Why the formula to find the area of a parallelogram is the same as the formula to find the area of a rectangle?

of course base times height for a square or rectangle. but for a trapezoid a= h x "b1+b2"


Is a parallelogram always a trapezoid?

No, a parallelogram is not always a trapezoid, but they are both four-sided quadrilaterals. A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides, and a trapezoid has only one pair of parallel sides.


Is a trapezoid always sometimes or never a parallelogram?

A trapezoid is sometimes a parallelogram. If the trapezoid has two pairs of parallel sides, it will also be a parallelogram. However, if the trapezoid does not have two pairs of parallel sides, it will not be a parallelogram.


Is a parrallelogram a trapezoid?

No, a parallelogram is not a trapezoid.