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Determine the area of the parallelogram.use proper units

Determine the area of the parallelogram.use proper units-example-1

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Answer:

180 in^2

Explanation:

to find the height you need to look at the triangle and apply pythagorean theorem

5^2=x^2=13^2

25+x^2=169

x^2=144

x=12

now we can find the area of the parallelogram:

b*h=area

15*12=180 in^2

The area of the parallelogram is 180 in^2

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