Parallelogram Area

Decomposição

Decomposition (To decompose figures can mean the separation of a shape into two or more nonoverlapping shapes.)

Parallelogram and Rectangle Equivalence (Check the "Hide / show triangle" box and move the point G so that H coincides with B. )

Analysis

Are the areas of the ABEC parallelogram and CDGE rectangle equal? Why?

Formula for the Paralellogram Area