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Find the area of the parallelogram.

Find the area of the parallelogram.-example-1
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Answer:

264 ft²

Explanation:

The right triangle shown at the right end of the figure has a missing leg that can be found using the Pythagorean theorem. (If you recognize the triangle as a 5-12-13 triangle, you already know its length is 12 ft.)

a² +b² = c²

5² + b² = 13²

b² = 169 -25 = 144

b = √144 = 12

So, the height of the parallelogram is 12 ft, and its base length is 22 ft. The area is the product of these ...

A = bh = (22 ft)(12 ft) = 264 ft²

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