What is the area of a parallelogram that has a base of 3 1/2 cm and a height of 2 1/2 cm?
well, what is the area of a parallelogram of base b and height h?
A = bh
A = 3.5 * 2.5
A = 8.75 sq. cm = 8 3/4 sq.cm.
To find the area of a parallelogram, we can use the formula: Area = base * height.
In this case, the base of the parallelogram is given as 3 1/2 cm and the height is given as 2 1/2 cm.
To find the area, we need to multiply the base by the height.
The first step is to convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions:
3 1/2 = 7/2
2 1/2 = 5/2
Next, we multiply the base (7/2) by the height (5/2):
Area = (7/2) * (5/2)
To multiply fractions, we simply multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
Area = (7 * 5) / (2 * 2)
= 35 / 4
Therefore, the area of the parallelogram is 35/4 square centimeters.