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What is the area of parallelogram ABCD

What is the area of parallelogram ABCD-example-1

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Answer:

20 square units

Explanation:

You count how many across the parallelogram is (which is 4) and you count how high it is (which is 5). Then you multiply 5×4* which equals 20 square units.

*The reason you do this is because base×hieght=area

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Answer:

20 square units

Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram formula = base times height

To find the length of the base we take end points of the base and use distance formula


distance =√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)

Two points are (1,0) and (5,0)

Distance =
√((5-1)^2+(0-0)^2)


=√(4^2) =4

Length of base = 4 units

Now we find out the height between B (1,0) and D (1,5)

Height =
√((1-1)^2+(5-0)^2)=√(5^2)= 5

Height = 5

Area of the parallelogram = base times height

=
4 \cdot 5= 20

So area = 20 square units

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