Calculate Parallelogram Area: 5-Unit Base and 6-Unit Height Problem

Question

Calculate the area of the following parallelogram:

00:00 Calculate the area of the parallelogram

00:04 We'll use the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram (height times side)

00:08 We'll substitute the side that is the height in the parallelogram

00:18 We'll substitute values according to the given data, calculate and solve

00:22 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the exercise, we need to remember the formula for the area of a parallelogram:

Side * Height perpendicular to the side

In the diagram, although it's not presented in the way we're familiar with, we are given the two essential pieces of information:

Side = 6

Height = 5

Let's now substitute these values into the formula and calculate to get the answer:

6 * 5 = 30

30 cm²