freeCodeCamp/guide/english/mathematics/area-of-a-parallelogram/index.md

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title: Area of a Parallelogram
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## Area of a Parallelogram

A parallelogram is a four-sided figure in which the opposite sides and angles are equal. It can be considered as being made up of two same  triangles sticked base to base.
![alt text](http://www.onemathematicalcat.org/Math/Geometry_obj/graphics/area_parallelogram.bmp)

The area of a triangle is `1/2 * base * height` and the area of a parallelogram is the addition of areas of the two same triangles.

### Example
Consider a paralleogram as shown in the figure.
![alt text](http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/upload/yuiupload/812246308.jpg)

Therefore, Area = 6 * 2.5 = 15 (m)^2




#### More Information:

For more details visit [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelogram)