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What is the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram? Instructional VideoWhat is the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram? Instructional Video
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What is the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram?

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So you are trying to tell me that a parallelogram is a rectangle in disguise? Wow! And I can use a similar formula of the area of a rectangle to find the area of a parallelogram? Wow! Ok, show me how! A=bh. So simple really.

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area, formulas, height, measurement, parallelograms, polygons, quadrilaterals, rectangles

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parallelogram, area, formula, base, height, rectangle, math
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Instructional Videos
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4:46
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