Answer:
To find the area of a parallelogram, we need to multiply the base by the height. In this case, we need to find the height of the parallelogram.
We can see that segment AL and segment RI are both perpendicular to segment AR. Therefore, we can use either of them to find the height.
Let's use segment AL as our height. To find the length of segment LS, we can use the Pythagorean theorem:
LS² = AR² - RI²
LS² = 6.2² - 5.3²
LS² = 16.21
LS = √16.21
LS ≈ 4.02 feet
Now we can find the area of the parallelogram:
Area = base x height
Area = AL x LS
Area = 26.5 x 4.02
Area ≈ 106.23 square feet
Therefore, the area of parallelogram RALS is approximately 106.23 square feet.
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