In a parallelogram, one of the angles is 45 °, and its sides are 5 cm and 8 cm. Find its area.

AB = CD = 5 cm; AD = BC = 8 cm; <BAD = 45 °;

S = AD * BH;

Tr – to ABН – isosceles;

AB² = AH² + BH²; 2 BH² = AB²; BH = √ (1/2 AB²) = √2 / 2 AB = 5/2 √2 = 2.5 √2 (cm);

S = 8 * 2.5 √2 = 20 √2 (cm²).



One of the components of a person's success in our time is receiving modern high-quality education, mastering the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for life in society. A person today needs to study almost all his life, mastering everything new and new, acquiring the necessary professional qualities.