What is the area of the trapezoid below if a = 2, b = 6, and h = 4?

A parallelogram can be thought of as a combination of 2 triangles of equal area .
Area of 1 triangle = ½ x base x height.
Area of 2 triangles = 2x ½ x base x height = base x height.

Sails A and B are right triangles. The lengths of the legs of Sail A are 65 feet and 35 feet. The lengths of the legs of Sail B are 29.5 feet and 10.5 feet. Find the area of each sail to the nearest square foot. About how many times as great is the area of Sail A as the area of Sail B?

You can mow 10 square yards of grass in one minute. How long does it take you to mow a triangular plot with height 25 yards and base 24 yards? How long does it take you to mow a rectangular plot with base 24 yards and height 36 yards?

Find the area of the parallelogram: (Unit = square inches)

A parallelogram can be thought of as a combination of 2 triangles of equal area .
Area of 1 triangle = ½ x base x height.
Area of 2 triangles = 2x ½ x base x height = base x height.

Find the area of the parallelogram: (Unit = square inches)

A parallelogram can be thought of as a combination of 2 triangles of equal area .
Area of 1 triangle = ½ x base x height.
Area of 2 triangles = 2x ½ x base x height = base x height.

Monica has a triangular piece of fabric. The height of the triangle is 15 inches and the triangle’s base is 6 inches. Find the area of the fabric.

You are making a table in the shape of a parallelogram to replace an old 24-inch by 15-inch rectangular table. You want the areas of two tables to be equal. The base of the parallelogram is 20 inches. What should the height be?

Find the area of a right triangle with side lengths 12 centimeters, 35 centimeters, and 37 centimeters. Then find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.

Find the area of the parallelogram 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 where 𝐴𝐵=8.3cm. (Unit = square cm.)

Given that 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a parallelogram and 𝐸𝐹=6cm, find its area. (Unit = square cm.)

A parallelogram can be thought of as a combination of 2 triangles of equal area .
Area of 1 triangle = ½ x base x height.
Area of 2 triangles = 2x ½ x base x height = base x height.

Given that 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a parallelogram and 𝐸𝐹=6cm, find its area. (Unit = square cm.)

A parallelogram can be thought of as a combination of 2 triangles of equal area .
Area of 1 triangle = ½ x base x height.
Area of 2 triangles = 2x ½ x base x height = base x height.

Find the area of an equilateral triangle with side equal to 10 cm. (Unit = square cm.)

The given figure shows a parallelogram inside a rectangle. Determine the area inside the rectangle that is not occupied by the parallelogram. (Unit = square cm.)

Given that 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a parallelogram and 𝐷𝐸 = 13 cm, find the length of 𝐷𝐹. (Unit = cm.)