Question

Explain how the formula for the area of a parallelogram is derived from that of a rectangle.

Answer 1

area = base*height

essentially a parallelogram is same as rectangle

triangle 1 is identical to triangle 2, thus the parellelogram has same area as rectangle shown with dotted lines

Answer 2

ok, so umm this is how i should explain it?

Answer 3

i guess, its how i would explain it....the formula for area is same for both rectangle and parralelogram .... base*height

Answer 4

oh ok then