Adrianna has a piece of fabric in the shape of a parallelogram. What is the area of this parallelogram? 32 in² 64 in² 96 in² 128 in² The figure shows a parallelogram. A vertical line segment 8 inches long is drawn from the upper left vertex to the lower left vertex, and another segment 8 inches long is drawn from the upper right vertex to the lower right vertex. These vertical segments divide the parallelogram into two right triangles and a square. The square lies between the two triangles so that one triangle is on its left and one triangle on its right. The base of the left triangle, along with the bottom side of the square, make up the bottom side of the parallelogram. The base of the triangle is 4 inches, and the bottom side of the square is 8 inches. The triangle on the right is upside down so that its base, along with the upper side of the square, make up the upper side of the parallelogram. The base of the triangle is 4 inches, and the upper side of the square is 8 inches.

was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War which lasted between 1754 and 1763. Britain emerged from the war as the world's leading colonial power, having gained a number of new territories at the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and established itself as the world's pre-eminent naval power.

The war started poorly for Britain, which suffered many deaths from the plague and scurvy, and at the hands of France in North America during 1754-55; and in the loss of Menorca in 1756. The same year Britain's major ally Austria switched sides and aligned itself with France; and Britain was hastily forced to conclude a new alliance with Frederick the Great's Prussia. For the next seven years these two nations were ranged against a growing number of enemy powers led by France. After a period of political instability, the rise of a government headed by the Duke of Newcastle and William Pitt the elder provided Britain with firmer leadership, enabling it to consolidate and achieve its war aims.

In 1759 Britain enjoyed an Annus Mirabilis, "year of miracles", with success over the French on the continent (Germany), in North America (capturing the capital of New France), and in India. In 1761 Britain also came into conflict with Spain. The following year British forces captured Havana and Manila, the western and eastern capitals of the Spanish Empire, and repulsed a Spanish invasion of Portugal. By this time the Pitt-Newcastle ministry had collapsed, Britain was short of credit and the generous peace terms offered by France and its allies were accepted.

Through the crown, Britain was allied to the Electorate of Hanover and Kingdom of Ireland, both of which effectively fell under British military command throughout the war. It also directed the military strategy of its various colonies around the world including British America. In India British possessions were administered by the East India Company.