is the area of a triangle the same as the area of a parrellolegram with the same base and hieght

Is the area of a triangle the same as the area of  a paralellogram with the same base and height?

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No, it takes two congruent triangles (parallelogram divided into 2 triangles by diagonal) to make a parallelogram, so the triangle has half the area.

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No (A parallelogram on the same base as a triangle, and in the same parallels, has twice the area of the triangle.)


 

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