9514 1404 393 Answer: Part A: 2 f2 Part B: draw a diagonal (AC, for example); 1 f12 Step-by-step explanation: Part A: The area of a parallelogram is given by the formula A=bh where "b' is the length of the base, and 'h' is the perpendicular distance between the bases. Using the numbers shown on the diagram, the area is A = (3 ft)(2/3 ft) = 3-2/3 f12 A =2 ft2..... area of the parallelogram Part B: Typically, a polygon is partitioned into triangles by drawing diagonals from one of the vertices. It does not matter which one. (In a quadrilateral, only one diagonal can be drawn from any given vertex.) Here, the "base" of each triangle is the same as the base of the parallelogram: 3 feet. The "height" of each triangle is the same as the height of the parallelogram: 2/3 ft. The area of a triangle is given by the formula
