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Areas of Parallelograms and Trapezoids


	The area formulas for parallelograms and trapezoids can be expressed graphically. Move the slider to see the shapes transform into a rectangle of the same area as the original figure.


	Contributed by: Helen Papadopoulos

Parallelogram (Wolfram MathWorld)

Trapezoid (Wolfram MathWorld)

"Areas of Parallelograms and Trapezoids" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/AreasOfParallelogramsAndTrapezoids/

Contributed by: Helen Papadopoulos

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