Deriving the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram
Deriving the Formula for the Area of a Parallelogram
The Demonstration shows a graphics derivation of formula for the area of the parallelogram given by points , , , and , namely -. The area of triangle , , is . Since the expression - could be negative, it gives the so-called signed area.
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