Prove that the area of a parallelogram is the product of its side and the corresponding height. -Maths 9th

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We know that diagnol of a parallelogram bisect it in two triangles of equal area area of triangle =1÷2×b×h so.  1÷2×b×h+1÷2×b×h=b×h Hence,proved

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