Example 1:	Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 centimeters and a height of 5 centimeters.
Solution:
	= (12 cm) · (5 cm)
	= 60 cm2 Example 1: Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 centimeters and a height of 5 centimeters. Solution: = (12 cm) · (5 cm) = 60 cm2 The area of a trapezoid is given by the formula where b1, b2 are the lengths of each base h is the altitude (height)