Question

lesson 1 | session 3
7 jaylen draws the height shown in the parallelogram. he estimates that the height is about 5 units long. is jaylen’s estimate reasonable? explain.
yes, jaylens estimate is reasonable
8 what is the area of the parallelogram in square centimeters?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall area formula

The area formula for a parallelogram is $A = base\times height$.

Step2: Identify base and height

From the figure, the base is $6.2$ cm and the height is $5.7$ cm.

Step3: Calculate the area

$A=6.2\times5.7 = 35.34$ square - centimeters.

Answer:

$35.34$ square centimeters