In this tutorial, you'll learn how to find the area of a parallelogram . We'll look at the different formulas and use them to solve example problems. A diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two congruent triangles, so the area of a parallelogram is twice the area of either of those triangles. Using the area formula for a triangle, the area of the parallelogram shown above is: What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram? The area of a parallelogram is calculated by multiplying its base (b) by its perpendicular height (h). The formula is: Area = b × h square units . The height is the perpendicular distance between the base and the opposite side. 2. Area of a Parallelogram Formula The area of a parallelogram is the measure of the space enclosed within its four sides. In a parallelogram , opposite sides are equal and parallel, and opposite angles are equal. There are several ways to calculate the area depending on the given information, such as base and height or two adjacent sides and the angle between them. Below are two formulas for calculating the area of a parallelogram , with detailed explanations and examples for each. Formulas for ...
