Question

Find the area.
a = [?]ft²
4.5 ft, 12 ft and 4.3 ft
Shape: Parallelogram

Answer 1

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

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

In this case, you have provided three measurements: 4.5 ft, 12 ft, and 4.3 ft. We need to identify which of these values could serve as the base and the height.

Assuming that:
- The base (b) is 12 ft
- The height (h) is either 4.5 ft or 4.3 ft, we will use the height that fits the definition of height perpendicular to the base.

Let's calculate the area using 4.5 ft as the height:

\[
\text{Area} = \text{base} \times \text{height} = 12 \, \text{ft} \times 4.5 \, \text{ft} = 54 \, \text{ft}^2
\]

So, the area of the parallelogram is:

\[
\text{Area} = 54 \, \text{ft}^2
\]

If instead, we use 4.3 ft as the height:

\[
\text{Area} = 12 \, \text{ft} \times 4.3 \, \text{ft} = 51.6 \, \text{ft}^2
\]

Thus, based on the context, the area can either be 54 ft² (using 4.5 ft as the height) or 51.6 ft² (using 4.3 ft as the height).

Please specify which height applies, or confirm the values given to finalize the calculation.