Find the area of a parallelogram when a slanted side is given
Use the base and the height. The slanted side is not used.
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A parallelogram has a base of 2 cm, a height of 8 cm and a slanted side of 13 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 16 cm²
A parallelogram has a base of 6 cm, a height of 5 cm and a slanted side of 6 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 30 cm²
A parallelogram has a base of 6 cm, a height of 9 cm and a slanted side of 14 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 54 cm²
Tip: Use the base and the height. The slanted side is not used.
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