1. Area of a Parallelogram LESSON 60LIKE TERMSPAGE 406

2. Area of a Parallelogram Area = base x height A = bh

3. Practice Problems a.) The base and height of a parallelogram are always A. perpendicular B. parallel C. sides D. congruent

4. Practice Problems b.) What is the area of the parallelogram?

5. Practice Problems c.) The sides of a square and another rhombus are 3 cm long. Find the perimeter and area of each parallelogram.

6. Practice Problems d.) Find the area of a parallelogram with vertices at (4, 2), (2, -2), (-2, -2), and (0, 2). What would be the area of a dilation of this parallelogram with a scale factor of 3?

7. Practice Problems e.) A brass sculpture of the letter N is formed from one long metal parallelogram folded into three congruent parallelograms. What is the area of one of the smaller parallelograms? What is the total area of the long metal parallelogram?