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Area - Parallelograms

The area of a parallelogram is the base × perpendicular height (b × h).

area = base (b) x height (h)

You can see that this is true by rearranging the parallelogram to make a rectangle.

Rearranging a parallelogram

Area of a parallelogram

Regular parallelogram showing base and height.

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Use the perpendicular height of the parallelogram, not the sloping height.

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Find the area of this parallelogram:

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