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10–3Area of ParallelogramsBUILD YOUR VOCABULARY (pages 241–242)MAIN IDEA• Find the areas ofparallelograms.The base of a parallelogram can be any one of its .The shortest distance from the base to theside is the height of a parallelogram.KEY CONCEPTArea of a ParallelogramThe area A of aparallelogram is theproduct of any base band its height h.®Write theformula for the area ofa parallelogram on yourFoldable.EXAMPLES Find Areas of ParallelogramsFind the area of each parallelogram.A = · Area of parallelogramA = · Replace b withand h with .A =Multiply.The area is square units or .5 cm8 cmA = · Area of parallelogramA = × Replace b with and h with .A =Multiply.Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.The area is square centimeters or .248 Math Connects, Course 1