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Pearson Geometry Common Core, 2011

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1. Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles

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Exercise 2 Page 619

To find the area, calculate the product of the base and its corresponding height.

64ft^2

Practice makes perfect

Take a look at the given parallelogram.

The area of a parallelogram is the product of its base and its corresponding height. Recall that in a parallelogram opposite sides are the same length. Therefore, we will consider the side whose length is 8 feet as the base and its corresponding height, which is also 8 feet.

We can substitute these two values into the formula for the area of a parallelogram and simplify.

A=bh

b= 8, h= 8

A=(8)(8)

Multiply

A=64

The area of the parallelogram is 64ft^2.

Subchapter links

Lesson Check p.619

Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises p.619-621

Standardized Test Prep p.622

Mixed Review p.622