model area formulas for parallelograms, trapezoids, and triangles by decomposing and rearranging parts of these shapes

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    • How Do You Find the Area of a Triangle?How Do You Find the Area of a Triangle?

    How Do You Find the Area of a Triangle?

    Finding the area of a triangle? Know the length of the base and the height? Then just take those values and plug them into the formula for the area of a triangle and solve! This tutorial shows you how.

    • What is the Formula for the Area of a Triangle?What is the Formula for the Area of a Triangle?

    What is the Formula for the Area of a Triangle?

    Did you know that the formula for the area of a triangle can be found by using the formula for the area of a parallelogram? In this tutorial, you'll see how it's done! Take a look!

    • What is the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram?What is the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram?

    What is the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram?

    Parallelograms and rectangles are pretty similar. In fact, you can turn a parallelogram into a rectangle to find the formula for the area of a parallelogram! Check out this tutorial to see how it's done!

    • What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?

    What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?

    Trying to figure out the formula for the area of a trapezoid? You could start by creating a parallelogram out of two trapezoids. Then, use the formula for the area of a parallelogram to figure out the formula for the area of one trapezoid. This tutorial shows you how!