A pool company is installing a parallelogram shaped swimming pool in a family's backyard. Compose a rectangle to find the amount of area that the pool will take up in the yard. What is the area of the pool?

Question

Given
7cm
8cm
inside : 4cm

Answer 1

To find the area of a parallelogram, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = \text{base} \times \text{height} \]

In this case, the dimensions given are:

• Base (b) = 8 cm
• Height (h) = 4 cm

Plugging these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = 8 , \text{cm} \times 4 , \text{cm} = 32 , \text{cm}^2 \]

Therefore, the area of the swimming pool is 32 cm².