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Height is perpendicular to the base.

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Find the area of the parallelogram.

Area uses the perpendicular height. The height is perpendicular to the base. A slanted side is a length of the boundary, not the height, unless the figure is a rectangle.

Problem 1 of 8. What we learned, an example, a few together, then independent practice.

A parallelogram has base 8, perpendicular height 6, and a slanted side of 6. What is the area?

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