Parallelogram with base and height for area

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A parallelogram with base AB labeled 12 cm and a dashed height from D labeled 5 cm, with parallel arrows on opposite sides — A parallelogram ABCD drawn to scale, its base AB labeled 12 cm. A dashed height drops from D to the base, labeled 5 cm, with a right-angle square where it lands. Parallel arrows mark AB and CD with one arrow, and BC and DA with two.

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Answer key

Sides: AB = 12 cm, BC = 10 cm, CD = 12 cm, DA = 10 cm
Angles: ∠A = 30°, ∠B = 150°, ∠C = 30°, ∠D = 150°
Height to AB: 5 cm
Perimeter: 44 cm
Area: 60 cm²

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