5.5 Area of Parallelogram Lesson
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Ben Coltharp
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5.5 Area of Parallelogram Lesson
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Parallelograms
All of these shapes are considered parallelograms.
These get their names because "opposite sides are parallel". For instance, a rectangle, the top and bottom sides are parallel...they will never touch. Same with the left and right sides of it.
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Area of Parallelograms
Notice how our 'h' is a true height...not the fake 'slant height'.
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Find the area of this parallelogram. Don't include units
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Same idea for rectangles and squares
Take our base (5) and multiply by its true height (3)
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Find the area of this parallelogram - no units
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Try this challenge!
Hint: Cut this into two shapes, then find the areas and add together
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