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11 August, 20:14

The mayor is trying to decide if she wants a triangular sitting area or a parallelogram sitting area. The formulas for area of a triangle and area of a parallelogram are similar. Describe how to calculate the area of each shape and how the area of a triangle is related to that of a parallelogram.

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  1. 11 August, 21:08
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    The formula for the area of a parallelogram is A = bh, and the formula for area of a triangle is A = 1/2 bh. Since a triangle is half of the area of a parallelogram with the same base and height, the only difference in the formula is 1/2.
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