Calculate Parallelogram Area: 90° Perpendicular Height and 40-Unit Side

Question

ABCD is a parallelogram.

AD = 40
FE = 90

Angle AFE = 90°

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What is the area of the parallelogram?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:13 Let's find the area of this parallelogram.
00:18 Remember, we use the formula: height times the base. Nice and simple!
00:28 First, we'll draw the height inside the parallelogram.
00:36 See, EF is not the height. It must start from a vertex.
00:46 Without the height, we can't find the area.
00:49 And that's how we solve this problem. Great job!

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we analyze the given data:

  • The parallelogram ABCDABCD is defined, where side AD=40AD = 40.
  • A perpendicular segment FEFE of length 90 is given, with the angle AFE=90\angle AFE = 90^\circ.

Commonly, the area of a parallelogram is calculated using the formula: Area = Base ×\times Height. However, the problem lacks definition of what constitutes the height directly applicable to either base ADAD or any other base in the parallelogram's configuration.

The segment FEFE is noted, but it is unclear whether it functions as a height properly aligned perpendicular to a base of relevancy within the parallelogram ABCDABCD, given this configuration.

Therefore, without additional context establishing the height using these segments and the position of EE and FF, the problem cannot calculate a definitive area for the parallelogram.

Based on problem statement challenges and insufficient guidelines explicitly establishing perpendicular relationships that function for the area calculations, the problem is designated unresolved for a clear-area determination.

Therefore, the correct conclusion in such an indeterminate case is: Cannot be solved.

Answer

Cannot be solved.