Answer:
The area of the new reduced parallelogram after dilation is 8 cm^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Mathematically, the area of a parallelogram = b * h
before dilation, area of the parallelogram = 8 * 4 = 32 cm^2
After dilation by a factor of 1/2, the base of the parallelogram becomes 1/2 * 8 = 4cm while the height becomes 1/2 * 4 = 2cm
Thus, the area of the dilated parallelogram is 4 * 2 = 8 cm^2
