Parallelogram - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

Below is a quadrilateral:

Is it possible that it is a parallelogram?

According to the properties of a parallelogram, any two opposite sides will be equal to each other.

From the data, it can be observed that only one pair of opposite sides are equal and therefore the quadrilateral is not a parallelogram.

No

Below is a quadrilateral:

Is it possible that it is a parallelogram?

According to the properties of the parallelogram: the diagonals intersect each other.

From the data in the drawing, it follows that diagonal AC and diagonal BD are divided into two equal parts, that is, the diagonals intersect each other:

$AO=OC=8$

$DO=OB=10$

Therefore, the quadrilateral is actually a parallelogram.

Yes

Below is a quadrilateral:

Is it possible that it is a parallelogram?

Let's review the property: a quadrilateral in which two pairs of opposite angles are equal is a parallelogram.

From the data in the drawing, it follows that:

$D=B=60$

$A=C=120$

Therefore, the quadrilateral is actually a parallelogram.

Yes

AB = DC.=

Is the shape below a parallelogram?

In a parallelogram, we know that each pair of opposite sides are equal to each other.

The data shows that only one pair of sides are equal to each other:

$AB=DC=8$

Now we try to see that the additional pair of sides are equal to each other.

We replace$x=8$for each of the sides:

$AD=2\times8+9$

$AD=16+9$

$AD=25$

$BC=8+5$

$BC=13$

That is, we find that the pair of opposite sides are not equal to each other:

$25\ne13$

Therefore, the quadrilateral is not a parallelogram.

No

Below is a quadrilateral:

Given $∢B+∢C=180$

Is it possible that it is a parallelogram?

Remember that in a parallelogram each pair of opposite angles are equal to each other.

The data shows that only one pair of angles are equal to each other:

$D=B=140$

Therefore, we will now find angle C and see if it is equal to angle A, that is, if angle C is equal to 40:

Let's remember that a pair of angles on the same side are equal to 180 degrees, therefore:

$B+C=180$

We replace the existing data:

$140+4x=180$

$4x=180-140$

$4x=40$

Divide by 4:

$\frac{4x}{4}=\frac{40}{4}$

$x=10$

Now we replace X:

$C=4\times10=40$

That is, we found that angles A and C are equal to each other and that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram since each pair of opposite angles are equal to each other.

Yes

Look at the parallelogram in the figure.

Its area is equal to 70 cm².

Calculate DC.

The formula for the area of a parallelogram:

Height * The side to which the height descends.

We replace in the formula all the known data, including the area:

5*DC = 70

We divide by 5:

DC = 70/5 = 14

And that's how we reveal the unknown!

$14$ cm

Look at the quadrilateral below.

AO = OC

Is it a parallelogram?

Let's pay attention to the diagonals, remember that in a parallelogram the diagonals intersect each other.

Therefore, we will find AO, OC, BO, DO and check if they are equal and intersect each other.

We refer to the figure:

$AO=OC$

$9x+1=10x$

We place like terms:

$1=10x-9x$

$1=x$

We replace:

$AO=9\times1+1=10$

$OC=10\times1=10$

Now we know that indeed$AO=OC$

Now we establish that X=1 and see if BO is equal to OD:

$BO=3x-2$

$BO=3\times1-2=$

$BO=3-2=1$

$OD=5x+4$

$OD=5\times1+4$

$OD=5+4=9$

Now we find that: $BO\ne OD$

Since the diagonals do not intersect each other, the quadrilateral is not a parallelogram.

No

Look at the parallelogram in the figure below.

Its area is equal to 40 cm².

Calculate AE.

We are told that ABCD is a parallelogram,$AB=CD=8$According to the properties of a parallelogram, each pair of opposite sides are equal and parallel.

Hence to find AE we will need to use the area given to us in the formula in order to determine the area of the parallelogram:

$S=DC\times AE$

$40=8\times AE$

We divide both sides of the equation by 8:

$8AE:8=40:8$

$AE=5$

$5$ cm

ABCD parallelogram, it is known that:

BE is perpendicular to DE

BF is perpendicular to DF

BF=8 BE=4 AD=6 DC=12

Calculate the area of the parallelogram in 2 different ways

In this exercise, we are given two heights and two sides.

It is important to keep in mind: The external height can also be used to calculate the area

Therefore, we can perform the operation of the following exercise:

The height BF * the side AD

8*6

The height BE the side DC
4*12

 The solution of these two exercises is 48, which is the area of the parallelogram.

48 cm²

ABCD is a parallelogram.

CE is its height.

CB = 5
AE = 7
EB = 2

What is the area of the parallelogram?

To find the area,

first, the height of the parallelogram must be found.

To conclude, let's take a look at triangle EBC.

Since we know it is a right triangle (since it is the height of the parallelogram)

the Pythagorean theorem can be used:

$a^2+b^2=c^2$

In this case: $EB^2+EC^2=BC^2$

We place the given information: $2^2+EC^2=5^2$

We isolate the variable:$EC^2=5^2+2^2$

We solve:$EC^2=25-4=21$

$EC=\sqrt{21}$

Now all that remains is to calculate the area.

It is important to remember that for this, the length of each side must be used.
That is, AE+EB=2+7=9

$\sqrt{21}\times9=41.24$

41.24

AE is the height of the parallelogram ABCD.

AB is 3 cm longer than AE.

The area of ABCD is 32 cm².

Calculate the length of side AB.

Keep in mind that AB is 3 cm greater than AE, so we must pay attention to the data when we put the formula to calculate the parallelogram:

Height multiplied by the side of the height:

$AB\times AE=S$

We will mark AE with the letter a and therefore AB will be a+3:

$a\times(a+3)=32$

We open the parentheses:

$a^2+3a=32$

We use the trinomial/roots formula:

$a^2+3a-32=0$$(a+8)(a-5)=0$

That means we have two options:

$a=-8,a=5$

Since it is not possible to place a negative side in the formula to calculate the area$a=5$

Now we can calculate the sides:

$AE=5$

$AB=5+3=8$

8 cm

The parallelogram ABCD contains the rectangle AEFC inside it, which has a perimeter of 24.

AE = 8

BC = 5

What is the area of the parallelogram?

In the first step, we must find the length of EC, which we will identify with an X.

We know that the perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of all its sides (AE+EC+CF+FA),

Since in a rectangle the opposite sides are equal, the formula can also be written like this: 2AE=2EC.

We replace the known data:

$2\times8+2X=24$

$16+2X=24$

We isolate X:

$2X=8$

and divide by 2:

$X=4$

Now we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find EB.

(Pythagoras: $A^2+B^2=C^2$)

$EB^2+4^2=5^2$

$EB^2+16=25$

We isolate the variable

$EB^2=9$

We take the square root of the equation.

$EB=3$

The area of a parallelogram is the height multiplied by the side to which the height descends, that is$AB\times EC$.

$AB=\text{ AE}+EB$

$AB=8+3=11$

And therefore we will apply the area formula:

$11\times4=44$

44

ABCD is a parallelogram whose perimeter is equal to 24 cm.

The side of the parallelogram is two times greater than the adjacent side (AB>AD).

CE is the height of the side AB

The area of the parallelogram is 24 cm².

Find the height of CE

The perimeter of the parallelogram is calculated as follows:

$S_{ABCD}=AB+BC+CD+DA$ Since ABCD is a parallelogram, each pair of opposite sides is equal, and therefore, AB=DC and AD=BC

According to the figure that the side of the parallelogram is 2 times larger than the side adjacent to it, it can be argued that$AB=DC=2BC$

We inut the data we know in the formula to calculate the perimeter:

$P_{ABCD}=2BC+BC+2BC+BC$

We replace the given perimeter in the formula and add up all the BC coefficients accordingly:

$24=6BC$

We divide the two sections by 6

$24:6=6BC:6$

$BC=4$

We know that$AB=DC=2BC$We replace the data we obtained (BC=4)

$AB=DC=2\times4=8$

As ABCD is a parallelogram, then all pairs of opposite sides are equal, therefore BC=AD=4

To find EC we use the formula:$A_{ABCD}=AB\times EC$

We replace the existing data:

$24=8\times EC$

We divide the two sections by 8$24:8=8EC:8$

$3=EC$

3 cm

ABCD is a parallelogram and AEFD is a rectangle.

AE = 7

The area of AEFD is 35 cm².

CF = 2

What is the area of the parallelogram?

Let's first calculate the sides of the rectangle:

$AEDF=AE\times ED$

Let's input the known data:

$35=7\times ED$

Let's divide the two legs by 7:

$ED=5$

Since AEDF is a rectangle, we can claim that:

ED=FD=7

Let's calculate side CD:

$2+7=9$

Let's calculate the area of parallelogram ABCD:

$ABCD=CD\times ED$

Let's input the known data:

$ABCD=9\times5=45$

45 cm².

ABCD is a parallelogram with a perimeter of 38 cm.

AB is twice as long as CE.

AD is three times shorter than CE.

CE is the height of the parallelogram.

Calculate the area of the parallelogram.

Let's call CE as X

According to the data

$AB=x+2,AD=x-3$

The perimeter of the parallelogram:

$2(AB+AD)$

$38=2(x+2+x-3)$

$38=2(2x-1)$

$38=4x-2$

$38+2=4x$

$40=4x$

$x=10$

Now it can be argued:

$AD=10-3=7,CE=10$

The area of the parallelogram:

$CE\times AD=10\times7=70$

70 cm²