3 parallelograms on a grid, labeled A, B, C. Parallelogram A, base = 4 units, height = 2 units. Parallelogram B, base = 5 units, height = 2 units. Parallelogram C, base = 2 units, height = 4 units.
Parallelogram A, base = 9 centimeters, height = 4 centimeters.
B
Parallelogram B, base = 5 centimeters, height = 4 centimeters.
C
Parallelogram C, base = b, height = h.
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Problem 3
Which three of these parallelograms have the same area as each other?
Four parallelograms, labeled A, B, C, and D. Figure A, the top and bottom sides each 5 units, slanted sides descend 3 units and move right 1 unit. Figure B, the top and bottom sides are each 3 units, slanted sides ascend 5 units while moving right 6 units. Figure C is a square of 4 units on each side. Figure D, the left and right sides are each 3 units, and the top and bottom sides descend 1 unit as they move right 5 units.
A
B
C
D
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Problem 4
The Dockland Building in Hamburg, Germany is shaped like a parallelogram.
If the length of the building is 86 meters and its height is 55 meters, what is the area of this face of the building?