Area of a Parallelogram

Q.

The base of the lampshade is a regular hexagon with side lengths of $8inches$. Estimate the amount of glass needed to make the lampshade.

Q.

Find the area of a parallelogram with base equal to 25 cm and the corresponding height measuring 16.8 cm.

Q. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 36 cm and 27 cm in length. If the distance between the shorter sides is 12 cm, find the distance between the longer sides.

Q. DL and BM are the heights on sides AB and AD respectively of parallelogram ABCD. If the area of the parallelogram is 1470 ${cm}^2$, AB = 35 cm and AD = 49 cm, find the length of BM and DL. [4 MARKS]

Q. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16 cm cut off by an arc which is 18.5 cm long is

1. $148c{m}^2$
2. $168c{m}^2$
3. $154c{m}^2$
4. $176c{m}^2$