Exercise 21 Page 289

To find the area of a parallelogram, calculate the product of the base and the height.

894mi^2

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The area of a parallelogram is the product of its base and its height.

Let's rotate the figure to make it easier to identify the base and the height!

After rotating the parallelogram, we can see that the length of the base is 37 14 miles and the corresponding height is 24 miles. We can substitute these two values into the formula for the area of a parallelogram and simplify.

A=bh

SubstituteII

b= 37 14, h= 24

A= 37 14( 24)

MixedToFrac

a bc=a* c+b/c

A=37 * 4 +1/4* 24

Multiply

A=148+1/4* 24

AddTerms

Add terms

A=149/4* 24

MoveLeftFacToNum

a*b/c= a* b/c

A=149 * 24/4

Rewrite

Rewrite 24 as 4* 6

A=149 * 4 * 6/4

CrossCommonFac

Cross out common factors

A=149 * 4 * 6/4

SimpQuot

Simplify quotient

A=149 * 6

Multiply

A=894

The area of the parallelogram is 894 square miles.

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Try It p.286-287

Self-Assessment for Concepts & Skills p.287

Self-Assessment for Problem Solving p.288

Review & Refresh p.289

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