Find the area of a parallelogram with the given vertices. P (1, 3), Q (3, 3), R (7, 8), S (9, 8) A. 10 units2 B. 5 units2 C. 20 units2 D. none of these

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Adriana Dickerson

Mathematics

30 May, 21:02

Find the area of a parallelogram with the given vertices. P (1, 3), Q (3, 3), R (7, 8), S (9, 8) A. 10 units2 B. 5 units2 C. 20 units2 D. none of these

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Romeo Vaughan · Answer 1

The area of a parallelogram, like a rectangle, is base times height. The base is 2 units. the height is 5 units, from y=3 to y=8

2 * 5 = 10

The area therefore, is A) 10 units.