Question

Medal

Part A: What is the area of the parallelogram? Show your work.

Part B: How can you decompose this parallelogram into two triangles? If this parallelogram was decomposed into two triangles, what would be the area of each triangle?

Answer 1

The area of one of those is the same as a rectangle area, the base ties the height

Answer 2

oh i see so same formula?

Answer 3

Yes, base times height, both are given

Answer 4

2/3 x 3 = 2

Answer 5

yep, 2 ft^2

Answer 6

4

Answer 7

brb one sec i need get pencil

Answer 8

no , that is the unit ft^2

(2/3 ft)*(3 ft) = 2 ft*ft = 2 ft^2

Answer 9

Area has units of a length squared

Answer 10

What you think for B?

Answer 11

back @DanJS

Answer 12

k

Answer 13

the area of each triangle 1/2?

Answer 14

wait no

Answer 15

Draw a line AC or BD

Answer 16

ok i did that

Answer 17

The area of a triangle is half the base times the height

Answer 18

1

Answer 19

same base and same height as the parallelogram, so each triangle is half the area of the parallelogram

Answer 20

yep

Answer 21

and the area is 4

Answer 22

@DanJS

Answer 23

why 4, the area of the paralellogream is 2 ft^2 (2 square feet)

Answer 24

And each triangle is half of that, or 1 ft^2

Answer 25

i see because 2/3 x 3 = 2

Answer 26

yes, and if you keep your units in there, you get ft*ft = ft^2

Answer 27

Alright Thank for your constant help i appreciate it a lot (:

Answer 28

*you

Answer 29

no prob.. anytime