Parallelogram A B C D is shown. Line segment X Y goes from point X on side A B to point Y on side C D to form 2 trapezoids. The
length of X Y is 11 and the length of Y C is 4. Sides X B and C Y are congruent. Figure ABCD is a parallelogram. Points X and Y are placed so that BX ≅ DY and CD ⊥ XY. The area of BXYC is 71.5 square units. What is the area of ABCD? 99 square units 110 square units 126 square units 143 square units
The answer is 143 because the parallelogram is cut into two equal trapezoids. Which if you calculate, they both equal 71.5. Then if you times 71.5 by 2. You will get 143.
