Lesson 5: Practice Problems
Problem 1
Select all parallelograms that have a correct height labeled for the given base.
Problem 2
The side labeled
Draw a segment showing the height corresponding to that base.
Problem 3
Find the area of each parallelogram.
Problem 4
If the side that is 6 units long is the base of this parallelogram, what is its corresponding height?
6 units
4.8 units
4 units
5 units
Problem 5
Find the area of each parallelogram.
Problem 6 From Unit 1 Lesson 4
Do you agree with each of these statements? Explain your reasoning.
A parallelogram has six sides.
Opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel.
A parallelogram can have one pair or two pairs of parallel sides.
All sides of a parallelogram have the same length.
All angles of a parallelogram have the same measure.
Problem 7 From Unit 1 Lesson 2
A square with an area of 1 square meter is decomposed into 9 identical small squares. Each small square is decomposed into two identical triangles.
What is the area, in square meters, of 6 triangles? If you get stuck, draw a diagram.
How many triangles are needed to compose a region that is
square meters?