The height of a parallelogram is 2 units more than the base. The measure of the base of the parallelogram is 10 units. What is the area, in square units, of the parallelogram?

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anonymous · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

The base is 10. So b = 10

The height is 2 units more than the base, so the height is 10+2 = 12, which means h = 12

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Now plug all this into the area formula

A = bh

A = 10*12

A = 120

So the area of the parallelogram is 120 square units.

anonymous · Answer

Gahh your so good :)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

You can think of the area formula for the parallelogram as the area formula for a rectangle (since a parallelogram is just a "slanted" rectangle...so to speak)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

why thank you

anonymous · Answer

Your welcome your honestly better then my teacher :)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

well that's both good and bad lol (hopefully your teacher isn't that bad though)

anonymous · Answer

she's okay.....but everytime i need help your my SAVIOR hehe

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

lol well I'm glad I am