1. Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms and Trapezoids 1/10/2012 Algebra 2

2. Vocabulary What is a Parallelogram? What is the formula for Area of a Parallelogram? A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. A=bh b = base h =height

3. Vocabulary What is a trapezoid? What is the formula for area of a trapezoid? A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides b1b1 b1b1 b2b2 b2b2 h h The two parallel lines are the bases b 1 and b 2 and h stands for the height

4. Example 1: Find the perimeter and area of the parallelogram 12 m 13 m 8 m 4 in 5 in 7 in 13 in Example 2: Find the perimeter and area of the trapezoid

5. Example 3: Find the perimeter and area of the trapezoid. 10 ft 18 ft 15 ft 17 ft

6. Assignment Worksheet #3 - Parallelograms and Trapezoids