Example 1:	how do we calculate the area of paralleograms,kites and trapizoids? 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 Find the area of the following kite. the formula is d1 mulpiplied by d2 divided by 2 The area of a trapezoid is given by the formula where b1, b2 are the lengths of each base h is the altitude (height)