SOLUTION: why are the area formula of a parallelogram the same as the formula for a rectangle

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Question 256333: why are the area formula of a parallelogram the same as the formula for a rectangle
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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They arn't the same.
The rectangle is the length times the width, the other is the heigth times the length.