How to determine the area of a parallelogram

The video tutorial guides students through identifying geometric figures, specifically parallelograms, and using the base times height formula to calculate area. It emphasizes the importance of correctly identifying the base and height, avoiding common measurement mistakes, and provides a practice problem to reinforce learning.

What is the first step in determining the area of a geometric figure?

• Calculating the perimeter

• Identifying the figure

• Measuring the angles

• Finding the volume

Which formula is used to calculate the area of a parallelogram?

• Base times height

• Side squared

• Length times width

• Half base times height

What is a common mistake students make when measuring the height of a parallelogram?

• Measuring the base instead

• Using the diagonal length

• Measuring from the side

• Using the width

How should the height of a parallelogram be measured?

• From corner to corner

• Across the diagonal

• Along the side

• From the base to the top

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 10 and a height of 3?

• 40

• 20

• 30

• 13