Geometry and TrigonometryEasy–MediumArea of a parallelogram
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A parallelogram has a base of 10 units and a height of 4 units. What is its area, in square units?
Answer: 40
Area = base × height = 10 × 4 = 40.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 14
- 14 adds the base and height.
- If you answered 20
- 20 halves the product, as for a triangle.
- If you answered 28
- 28 is the perimeter of a 10 by 4 rectangle.
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