Question

What is the area of the figure below? The figure shows a parallelogram. the left side equals 5 inches. The bottom side equals 12 inches. A dashed segment from the top left vertex perpendicular to the bottom left side equals 3 inches.

Answer 1

36in²

Explanation:

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Answer 2

A = 36 in.²

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram can be determined by the formula:

A = bh

The base length is 12 inches and the height is 3 inches.

A = 12in. * 3in.

A = 36 in.²