A parallelogram has opposites sides equal & parallel
So, in parallelogram ABCD
AB = CD
& BC = AD
Area of parallelogram is
Area of parallelogram = Base × Height
= b × h
Here,
Base = AB = b
Height = DE = h
Here,
Base is any side of parallelogram
& Height is perpendicular from opposite vertex to the base
So,
Area of parallelogram can be written as
Let’s take some examples,
Find area of parallelogram
Base = b
= CD
= 6 cm
Height = h
= BE
= 3 cm
Area of parallelogram = b × h
= 6 × 3
= 18 cm 2
Find area of parallelogram
Base = b
= AD
= 4 m
Height = h
= BF
= 4.5 m
Area of parallelogram = b × h
= 4 × 4.5
= 18 m 2
Find area of parallelogram
Base = b
= DC
= AB (Opposite sides of parallelogram are equal)
= 6 cm
Height = h
= BF
= 3 cm
Area of parallelogram = b × h
= 6 × 3
= 18 cm 2
Find area of parallelogram
Base = b
= AD
= BC
= 4.5 cm
Height = h
= BF
= 4 cm
Area of parallelogram = b × h
= 4.5 × 4
= 18 cm 2