Side A D is 7 inches. Side C D is 18 inches. A dashed line segment starts from D and meets side A B at a right angle. This dashed segment is labeled 5 inches. find ▱ABCD

Question

Find the area in square inches of the figure shown.

7 in.

In counterclockwise order from the bottom left, a parallelogram has vertices A, B, C, and D. There is a dashed line segment and three lengths.

1. Side A D is 7 inches.
2. Side C D is 18 inches.
3. A dashed line segment starts from D and meets side A B at a right angle. This dashed segment is labeled 5 inches.

find ▱ABCD

Answer 1

I am not sure what your question wants.

The opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal...so you already know the sides of the parallelogram.

If you want the area, it is the base (AB) x the altitude (which is labeled h in your figure).