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Parallelogram (C)

A parallelogram is quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. The distance between one pair of parallel sides is called the altitude from those sides. If a pair of parallel sides has length B and the altitude from those sides is H then the area of the parallelogram is BH.

Eric S Key
12/30/1999