Question

What is the area of the parallelogram shown below

Answer 1

Answer: 16

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Answer 2

16

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram is b * h, where b and h are the base and height respectively. We know the base but not the height. However, we see a right triangle that has the height and 3 as legs and 5 as the hypotenuse. Pythagorean Triples tell us that the height is 4 and the area will be 4 * 4 = 16 sq. units. Hope this helps!