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Explain how to use the area of a rectangle to find the area of a parallelogram

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Explanation:

Because base x height gives the area of the rectangle, we can use the same measurements on the parallelogram to compute its area: base x height. (As before, "height" is measured perpendicular to the base, and "base" is whichever side you chose first.)

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