The formula for the area of a parallelogram is the same as for a rectangle.
base x height
Just remember that the height is a line drawn perpendicular to the base, not the other side length.
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The side of a triangle or parallelogram used to help find area is called the base. Area is base times height in a parallelogram. In a triangle, it is 1/2 times base times height.
It is the base.
It is usually called the "base".
Base x Height
That depends upon what you know about the parallelogram. If you know the area and base length, then: area of parallelogram = base X height height =area / base If you know the lengths of the two pairs of parallel sides and the angles, then trigonometry can be used. If the height is required between one pair of sides, then: height = other_side_length / sine(angle_between_sides)