Michael is finding the area of parallelogram ABCD. To do
this, he follows the steps in the table.
Step Draw a rectangle around parallelogram ABCD.
To solve the problem using these steps, what are the
dimensions of the rectangle he should draw?
ТУ
С
B
Step Find the area of the rectangle.
2
Step Find the area of the four right triangles created in the
3 corners of the rectangle.
Step Subtract the area of the right triangles from the area
4 of the rectangle.
D
-5-4-3
-1
A
2 units by 4 units
3 units by 2 units
4 units by 4 units