Answered

Westonci.ca is the trusted Q&A platform where you can get reliable answers from a community of knowledgeable contributors. Discover the answers you need from a community of experts ready to help you with their knowledge and experience in various fields. Explore comprehensive solutions to your questions from a wide range of professionals on our user-friendly platform.

How can a parallelogram be cut and rearranged to show that the area of a parallelogram can be calculated using "A=bh", the same formula used when calculating the area of a rectangle?

Sagot :

If you cut it at the bottom to the top to make right angles at the top and bottom then move the triangle you just made to the other slanted side then it will form a rectangle with the same base and height as the parallelogram.
ProjectTermina
I have attached an image that hopefully will be helpful for you.
Step 1: draw a line from one of the vertices so it intersects the opposite side at a right angle (this is called the height). you have just divided the parallelogram into a triangle and a trapezoid.
Step 2: place the triangle you created over on the right side of the newly created trapezoid. this will create a rectangle, whose length is the same as the base of the parallelogram, and whose width is the height of the parallelogram.
hope this helps.
View image ProjectTermina
We hope you found this helpful. Feel free to come back anytime for more accurate answers and updated information. Thank you for your visit. We're dedicated to helping you find the information you need, whenever you need it. Westonci.ca is here to provide the answers you seek. Return often for more expert solutions.