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Year 8 maths · U.2 · Area of plane figures

Area of a parallelogram

Area of a parallelogram = base × height.

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  1. A parallelogram has a base of 17 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area in cm²?

    Answer: 119

  2. A parallelogram has a base of 4 cm and a height of 9 cm. What is its area in cm²?

    Answer: 36

  3. A parallelogram has a base of 20 cm and a height of 19 cm. What is its area in cm²?

    Answer: 380

Tip: Area of a parallelogram = base × height.

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