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Applying the Area (1)

Find the area of the shaded section.
3 cm

6 cm

13 cm

Method 1
Step 1. Find the area of the parallelogram before it was cut.

6 cm 6 cm2

13 cm
Step 2. Find the area of the section that was cut out.

3 cm

6 cm 6 cm2

Step 3. Find the area of the shaded section.
3 cm

6 cm 6 cm cm2

13 cm

Method 2
Step 1. Combine the two parallelograms. How long is the base of the combined

parallelogram?
3 cm

6 cm 13 3 cm

13 cm
Step 2. Find the area of the combined parallelogram.