PARELLELOGRAM

Parallelogram


Parallelogram is a flat shape with opposite sides parallel and equal in length.
Parallelogram
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Opposite sides are parallel
Opposite sides are equal in length
Opposite angles are equal (angles "a" are the same, and angles "b" are the same)
Angles "a" and "b" add up to 180°, so they are supplementary angles.
Play with a Parallelogram:
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NOTE: SquaresRectangles and Rhombuses are all Parallelograms!

Example:

parallelogram where angles "a" and "b" are right angles
is a rectangle!

Area of a Parallelogram

 
The Area is the base times the height:
Area = b × h
(h is at right angles to b)

Example: A parallelogram has a base of 6 m and is 3 m high, what is its Area?

Area = 6 m × 3 m = 18 m2

Perimeter of a Parallelogram

The Perimeter is the distance around the edges.
 
The Perimeter is 2 times the (base + side length):
Perimeter = 2(b+s)

Example: A parallelogram has a base of 12 cm and a side length of 6 cm, what is its Perimeter?

Perimeter = 2 × (12 cm + 6 cm) = 2 × 18 cm = 36 cm

Diagonals of a Parallelogram

 
The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
In other words the diagonals intersect each other at the half-way point.

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