The base and perpendicular height are at right angles. Showing that a parallelogram has the same area as a rectangle: Split the parallelogram into a right-angled triangle and a trapezium. Move the ...
Click to see a step-by-step guide. STEP 1: Use the ruler to draw a diagonal line from the bottom right corner of the paper to the top left corner. Mark the 90° right angles in the bottom left and top ...
In the diagram below, the blue line is parallel to the base of the parallelogram. When you slide C back and forth along the blue line, how do the base (AB), height (DE), and area change? Before using ...