Area of a parallelogram - derivation
http://www.mathopenref.com/parallelogramareaderive.html
Demonstration, Interactive, Reference
This page describes how to derive the formula for the area of a parallelogram. It works by moving a piece of the parallelogram so as to make a rectangle with the same area, which is easier to calculate.
28 October 2013 Edit: 25 February 2014
- Topics:
- Measurement, Area
- Content Type:
- Demonstration, Interactive, Reference
- The Australian Curriculum
- Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, ACMMG159 Year 7 Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use
- The Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 New
- Year 7, Measurement Year 7, AC9M7M01 solve problems involving the area of triangles and parallelograms using established formula
- NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus
- Measurement and Geometry, MA4-13MG Area
- NSW Curriculum New
- Measurement and space, Area and surface area, MA4-ARE-C-01 Area
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