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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School Area of a Parallelogram This is one in a series of Powerpoint slideshows to illustrate how to calculate the area of various 2-D shapes. Start with the Rectangle, then move onto the Parallelogram. After that select any of Triangle, Trapezium and Circle. Please feel free to copy and modify any of these slide shows, but make sure you acknowledge the author when doing so. www.mathxtc.com
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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School What is the area of this parallelogram? PARALLELOGRAM W=width L=length H=height
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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School What is the area of this parallelogram? PARALLELOGRAM CUT HERE! W=width L=length H=height
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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School What is the area of this parallelogram? PARALLELOGRAM MOVE TO HERE! W=width H=height
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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School It’s the same as the area of this rectangle PARALLELOGRAM H=height W=width
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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School Area rectangle = Width x Height (perpendicular height H) PARALLELOGRAM H=height W=width
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Copyright Tim Morris/St Stephen's School Area parallelogram = Width x Height (perpendicular height H) PARALLELOGRAM W=width L=length H=height
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