A pool company is installing a parallelogram-shaped swimming pool in a family’s back yard. Compose a rectangle to find the amount of area that the pool will take up in the yard. What is the area of the pool? (1 point)
To find the area of the parallelogram-shaped swimming pool, we would use the formula for the area of a parallelogram:
Area = base x height
Assuming the base of the parallelogram is the longer side of the pool and the height is the distance from the base to the opposite side, we can use the given numbers or measurements to find the area of the pool. Let's say the base of the pool is 20 feet and the height is 10 feet:
Area = 20 feet x 10 feet
Area = 200 square feet
Therefore, the pool will take up 200 square feet of space in the family's yard.