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2-137.

Use any of your new strategies to find the area of the shapes below. The information in the Math Notes boxes may help. Assume the shape in part (a) is a parallelogram, and the shape in part (b) is a trapezoid. .

  1. Form a rectangle using the left portion of the parallelogram. Then find the area of the rectangle.

  1. When the trapezoid is copied and rotated, a parallelogram can be formed.

    Form a parallelogram using the rotated trapezoid.

    Now find the area of the parallelogram.

    Use this area to find the area of the original trapezoid.

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