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title: Area of a Parallelogram
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## Area of a Parallelogram
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A parallelogram is a four-sided figure in which the opposite sides and angles are equal. It can be considered as being made up of two same triangles sticked base to base.
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![alt text](http://www.onemathematicalcat.org/Math/Geometry_obj/graphics/area_parallelogram.bmp)
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The area of a triangle is `1/2 * base * height` and the area of a parallelogram is the addition of areas of the two same triangles.
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### Example
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Consider a paralleogram as shown in the figure.
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![alt text](http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/upload/yuiupload/812246308.jpg)
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Therefore, Area = 6 * 2.5 = 15 (m)^2
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#### More Information:
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For more details visit [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelogram)
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